Non-Invasive Measures of Cardiovascular Function and Health: Special considerations for assessing lifestyle behaviours

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13 April 2022

Editorial: Non-Invasive Measures of Cardiovascular Function and Health: Special Considerations for Assessing Lifestyle Behaviours

Simon Fryer

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Daniel Credeur

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Keeron Stone

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Lee Stoner

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Daniel Paul Credeur

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Gloucestershire

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Over the past several decades there has been continued development of non-invasive techniques for assessing various aspects of cardiovascular health and function. These technological innovations have extended the capacity to address mechanistic-focused questions. Additionally, techniques such as pulse wave velocity (PWV), pulse wave analysis (PWA) and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) have improved the capacity to answer public health questions through epidemiological investigation.

To enhance rigor and reproducibility, guidelines have been developed to standardize the use of PWV, PWA and FMD, as well as other techniques. However, such guidelines cannot always be rigorously applied to mechanistic studies, including studies investigating the cardiovascular effects of acute changes in lifestyle behaviours such as diet, sleep, exercise and sedentary behaviour. When using non-invasive techniques to assess acute changes in cardiovascular function, consideration needs to be given to device-specific assumptions, the interpretation of physiological signals obtained under non-standard conditions, ecological validity, and study design-specific measurement precision (reliability) and accuracy (validity).

This Research Topic is interested in mechanistic and epidemiological articles using non-invasive devices to assess the effects of lifestyle behaviours on cardiovascular function and health, including special considerations for using these devices. The Topic Editors welcome various types of articles, such as original research, methodology articles, and review articles.

Over the past several decades there has been continued development of non-invasive techniques for assessing various aspects of cardiovascular health and function. These technological innovations have extended the capacity to address mechanistic-focused questions. Additionally, techniques such as pulse wave velocity (PWV), pulse wave analysis (PWA) and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) have improved the capacity to answer public health questions through epidemiological investigation.

To enhance rigor and reproducibility, guidelines have been developed to standardize the use of PWV, PWA and FMD, as well as other techniques. However, such guidelines cannot always be rigorously applied to mechanistic studies, including studies investigating the cardiovascular effects of acute changes in lifestyle behaviours such as diet, sleep, exercise and sedentary behaviour. When using non-invasive techniques to assess acute changes in cardiovascular function, consideration needs to be given to device-specific assumptions, the interpretation of physiological signals obtained under non-standard conditions, ecological validity, and study design-specific measurement precision (reliability) and accuracy (validity).

This Research Topic is interested in mechanistic and epidemiological articles using non-invasive devices to assess the effects of lifestyle behaviours on cardiovascular function and health, including special considerations for using these devices. The Topic Editors welcome various types of articles, such as original research, methodology articles, and review articles.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of Southern Mississippi

University of Gloucestershire

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Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention

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