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Arterial stiffness has long been known to predict development of cardiovascular events and is a major determinant of central blood pressure, which prognosticates for cardiovascular outcomes independently of, and possibly with greater predictive power than, brachial blood pressure. This collection of articles focuses in new findings related to the measurement of these parameters and their association with a variety of endpoints in different ethnic groups.