Figure 1

Carotid vessel wall thickness and aortic pulse wave velocity. A: Multi-slice 2D Black-Blood CMR of the common carotid artery for assessment of vessel wall thickness. Eight cross-sectional slices of the left common carotid artery were acquired, with the last slice adjacent to the bifurcation, however only slice 2 to 5 were included in the analysis. B: Proximal and distal aortic Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) was assessed by two one-directional velocity-encoded CMR acquisitions in through-plane direction, planned perpendicular to the aorta at the level of the pulmonary trunk and at the abdominal aorta, respectively.