Developing technologies to assess vascular ageing: a roadmap from VascAgeNet

Serena Zanelli, Davide Agnoletti, Jordi Alastruey, John Allen, Elisabetta Bianchini, Vasiliki Bikia, Pierre Boutouyrie, Rosa Maria Bruno, Rachel Climie, Djammaleddine Djeldjli, Eugenia Gkaliagkousi, Alessandro Giudici, Kristina Gopcevic, Andrea Grillo, Andrea Guala, Bernhard Hametner, Jayaraj Joseph, Parmis Karimpour, Vimarsha Kodithuwakku, Panicos A. KyriacouAntonios Lazaridis, Mai Tone Lønnebakken, Maria Raffaella Martina, Christopher Clemens Mayer, P. M. Nabeel, Petras Navickas, János Nemcsik, Stefan Orter, Chloe Park, Telmo Pereira, Giacomo Pucci, Ana Belen Amado Rey, Paolo Salvi, Ana Carolina Gonçalves Seabra, Ute Seeland, Thomas van Sloten, Bart Spronck, Gerard Stansby, Indra Steens, Thomas Stieglitz, Isabella Tan, Dave Veerasingham, Siegfried Wassertheurer, Thomas Weber, Berend E. Westerhof, Peter H. Charlton*

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Abstract

Vascular ageing (vascular ageing) is the deterioration of arterial structure and function which occurs naturally with age, and which can be accelerated with disease. Measurements of vascular ageing are emerging as markers of cardiovascular risk, with potential applications in disease diagnosis and prognosis, and for guiding treatments. However, vascular ageing is not yet routinely assessed in clinical practice. A key step towards this is the development of technologies to assess vascular ageing. In this Roadmap, experts discuss several aspects of this process, including: measurement technologies; the development pipeline; clinical applications; and future research directions. The Roadmap summarises the state of the art, outlines the major challenges to overcome, and identifies potential future research directions to address these challenges.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121001
JournalPhysiological Measurement
Volume45
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2024

Keywords

  • ageing
  • arterial stiffness
  • blood pressure
  • cardiovascular
  • commercialisation
  • prevention
  • pulse wave velocity

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