Vascular ageing is the deterioration of arterial structure and function which occurs
naturally with age, and which can be accelerated with disease. Measurements of vascular
ageing are emerging as markers of cardiovascular risk, with potential applications
in disease diagnosis and prognosis, and for guiding treatments. However, vascular
ageing is not yet routinely assessed in clinical practice. A key step towards this
is the development of technologies to assess vascular ageing. In this Roadmap, experts
discuss several aspects of this process, including: measurement technologies; the
development pipeline; clinical applications; and future research directions. The Roadmap
summarises the state of the art, outlines the major challenges to overcome, and identifies
potential future research directions to address these challenges.
