Development of a new device to measure arterial stiffness and its reliability, and its potential to detect history of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease
Yuki Takeda, Sawako Kato, Junfeng Wang, Masahiko Ando, Takeo Matsumoto, Yasuko Yoshida, Hiroshi Masuda, Shoichi Maruyama · 2026
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Description
Yuki Takeda and co-authors build a cuff-like device to measure artery stiffness in this 2026 study. Stiff arteries signal atherosclerosis, which grows silently toward heart attacks and strokes. Early, easy measurement could flag risk before events strike.
The device works like an automatic blood pressure monitor. As the cuff squeezes and releases the upper arm, it records how pressure and volume relate. A stiffness coefficient comes from that curve. The team checked the device's reliability and tested it on kidney disease patients, whose arteries age fast. It could detect past cardiovascular events from the readings. A clinic-friendly tool may widen screening.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuki Takeda, Sawako Kato, Junfeng Wang, Masahiko Ando, Takeo Matsumoto, Yasuko Yoshida, Hiroshi Masuda, Shoichi Maruyama |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |