Abstract: The pulse wave velocity(PWV)known as one of important monitoring methods in crowd more can precisely reveal the occurrence of cardiovascular events.The brachia-ankle PWV(baPWV)is referred to cosmically epidemiological study in crowd.PWV is known as a vicarious mark of arteriosclerotic burden and an independent risk factor.Moreover,used for decision the therapeutic effect.Our study initially showed that PWV was only a mark of cardiovascular events and was not a predict end point.

Key words: pulse wave velocity, arteriosclerosis, epidemiological study, review