Search results for "Arterial stiffne"

Vascular Health Assessment of The Hypertensive Patients (VASOTENS) Registry: Study Protocol of an International, Web-Based Telemonitoring Registry fo…

2016

Background: Hypertension guidelines recommend ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), central aortic pressure (CAP), and pulse wave velocity (PWV) as parameters for estimating blood pressure (BP) control and vascular impairment. Recent advances in technology have enabled devices to combine non-invasive estimation of these parameters over the 24-hour ABP monitoring. However, currently there is limited evidence on the usefulness of such an approach for routine hypertension management. Objective: We recently launched an investigator-initiated, international, multicenter, observational, prospective study, the Vascular health Assessment Of The Hypertensive patients (VASOTENS) Registry, aimed at (1) eva…

SAT0132 DOES JANUS KINASE INHIBITION INDUCED HYPERLIPIDAEMIA ASSOCIATE WITH AN INCREASE OF AORTIC STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTHRITIS? PRELIMINARY R…

2020

Background:Treatment with Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAK-i) (Tofacitinib, Baricitinib) can cause an increase of serum lipids such as total cholesterol, low- (LDL) and high- (HDL) density lipoproteins in patients with arthritis (1). On the other hand, JAK-i can reduce systemic inflammation and have therefore a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system of treated patients. However, the effects of JAK-i on the CV system have not been adequately examined. In particular, we are not aware of any ’’real world’’ data concerning CV risk of patients receiving JAK-i treatment.Stiffness of the aortic vasculature is a modifiable, valid and independent surrogate predictor of CV risk and can be measure…

Orthostatic Hypotension and Complications

2020

Orthostatic hypotension prevalence exponentially increases with age, and an early detection of it can prevent the severe complications it may lead to. Among those, we mention (orthostatic) syncope and falls, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological diseases. Increased blood pressure variability related to standing which can provoke brain hypoperfusion and ischemia, higher arterial stiffness, and activated systematic inflammation, which have both been strongly involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, finally leading to CVD.

Corrigendum to “Arterial stiffness indexes in acute ischemic stroke: Relationship with stroke subtype” [Atherosclerosis 211 (2010) 187–194]

2016

Usability of photoplethysmography method in estimation of conduit artery stiffness

2011

Three channel photoplethysmography (PPG) signal waveform studies of leg conduit arteries during a provocative occlusion test were performed. PPG waveform second derivative amplitude ratio and arterial pulse wave velocity values showed significant correlations with ultrasound (US) reference method of local and regional arterial stiffness (AS), showing the ability to use PPG for AS change quantitative assessment.

Factors Predisposing to Hypertension in Subjects Formerly Born Preterm: Renal Impairment, Arterial Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction or 
Something E…

2020

: Subjects formerly born preterm subsequently develop arterial - particularly isolated systolic- hypertension more frequently than their peers born at term. : Numerous factors may influence this predisposition, including an incomplete nephrogenesis, implying the presence of kidneys with a reduced number of nephrons and consequent reduction in haematic filtration, increased sodium absorption and activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, increased arterial rigidity produced by an elastin deficiency previously observed in anatomic specimens of human immature aorta, and reduced endothelial nitric oxide excretion, due to high blood levels of ADMA, a strong direct inhibitor of nitric o…

Ankle-Brachial Index and Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and their association with cardiorespiratory fitness and leisure-time physical activity in men w…

2017

Nilkka-olkavarsipainesuhteen ja verisuonten jäykkyyden yhteys hengitys- ja verenkiertoelimistön kuntoon sekä vapaa-ajan fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen tyypin 1 diabetesta sairastavilla miehillä. Johdanto. Tyypin 1 diabetesta sairastavilla valtimosairauksien riski on huomattavasti kohonnut verrattuna henkilöihin, joilla ei ole diabetesta. Fyysisen aktiivisuuden on osoitettu olevan yhteydessä matalampaan sydän- ja verisuonisairauksien riskiin, minkä takia fyysisen aktiivisuuden lisääminen voisi auttaa tyypin 1 diabeetikkojen sairastumisriskin hallitsemisessa. Tutkimuksen tarkoitus oli vertailla nilkka-olkavarsipainesuhdetta (ABI) ja valtimoiden jäykkyyttä CAVI-indeksillä mitattuna tyypin 1 diabetes…

Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and BMI with arterial health in middle‐aged men and women

2020

We investigated the associations of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), physical activity (PA) with regard to aerobic and resistance training, and body mass index (BMI) with pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx) in middle‐aged adults with at least one cardiovascular risk factor. A total of 84 (46 men and 38 women) participated in the study. Cardiorespiratory fitness was measured using a maximal graded exercise test on a cycle ergometer and was defined as maximal power output (Wmax) normalized for body weight‐0.35. Participation in aerobic and resistance training was assessed by a detailed questionnaire and BMI was calculated as weight (kg)/[height (m2)]. Pulse wave velocity an…

Acute arterial stiffness, testosterone and force production responses and recovery from different combined strength and endurance loading models

2017

Much of the differences between strength (S) and endurance (E) exercise can be attributed to the contrasting endocrinological and molecular responses between the two exercise modes. From the current literature, it seems that aortic arterial stiffness, a reliable cardiovascular mortality predictor, also responds differently to these two modes of exercise. It is thus important to understand the acute responses that combined exercise loads may invoke, as acute responses are known to drive chronic adaptations. Furthermore, testosterone has been cited as a key hormone in cardiovascular protection and its effects may mediate blood flow and hemodynamics. Currently, there are very few studies inves…