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. 2023 Jul 20;80(9):1949–1959. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21318

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Figure 2. — Rescaling the outcome-driven pulse wave threshold for the anatomical pulse wave travel distance path. In the analysis of the IDCARS (International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification) and the Copenhagen MONICA (Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease Health Survey – Copenhagen) data, the pulse wave travel distance was standardized to the subtraction method, as applied in IDCARS. To keep consistency with the current guidelines and clinical practice, the 9-m/s threshold derived in IDCARS and replicated in MONICA was rescaled to account for the difference between the measured and anatomic pulse wave travel path, using the formula published in references.^2,7 With this adjustment applied the 9-m/s threshold corresponded with 10 m/s. The gray line represents the line of identity. PWV indicates pulse wave velocity.