Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity
Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity from the path length and transit time, by 80% of the direct distance or by subtraction.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Path length method
- 80% of the direct carotid-femoral distance
- Direct carotid-femoral distance
- 600
- Transit time
- 60
Result: PWV 8 m/s (80% of the direct distance).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Path length method
- Direct carotid-femoral distance (mm)
- Sternal notch to femoral (mm)
- Sternal notch to carotid (mm)
- Transit time (ms)
How this is calculated
Citation
Van Bortel LM, et al. J Hypertens 2012;30:445-448 (80% of the direct distance; 10 m/s); Townsend RR, et al. AHA Scientific Statement on arterial stiffness, Hypertension 2015, Recommendation 6.1. Read the sources: Van Bortel 2012 ↗, AHA 2015 ↗
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