Table 2 Seminal representative publications of the major areas of research

Asmar R, Benetos A, Topouchian J, Laurent P, Pannier B, Brisac AM, Target R, Levy BI [17]

Assessment of arterial distensibility by automatic pulse wave velocity measurement. Validation and clinical application studies

Hypertension. 1995;26:485–90

Blacher J, Pannier B, Guerin AP, Marchais SJ, Safar ME, London GM [18]

Carotid arterial stiffness as a predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease

Hypertension. 1998;32:570–4

Laurent S, Cockcroft J, Van Bortel L, Boutouyrie P, Giannattasio C, Hayoz D, Pannier B, Vlachopoulos C, Wilkinson I, Struijker-Boudier H; European Network for Non-invasive Investigation of Large Arteries [19]

Expert consensus document on arterial stiffness: methodological issues and clinical applications

Eur Heart J. 2006;27:2588–605

Agabiti-Rosei E, Mancia G, O’Rourke MF, Roman MJ, Safar ME, Smulyan H, Wang JG, Wilkinson IB, Williams B, Vlachopoulos C [8]

Central blood pressure measurements and antihypertensive therapy: a consensus document

Hypertension. 2007;50:154–60

Nilsson PM, Boutouyrie P, Laurent S [20]

Vascular aging: a tale of EVA and ADAM in cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention

Hypertension. 2009;54:3–10

Avolio AP, Van Bortel LM, Boutouyrie P, Cockcroft JR, McEniery CM, Protogerou AD, Roman MJ, Safar ME, Segers P, Smulyan H [9]

Role of pulse pressure amplification in arterial hypertension: experts’ opinion and review of the data

Hypertension. 2009;54:375–83

Reference values for arterial stiffness’ collaboration [21]

Determinants of pulse wave velocity in healthy people and in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors: ‘establishing normal and reference values’

Eur Heart J. 2010;31:2338–50

Lacolley P, Regnault V, Segers P, Laurent S [22]

Vascular smooth muscle cells and arterial stiffening: relevance in development, aging, and disease

Physiol Rev. 2017;97:1555–617