… In humans, serum MMP-2 and MMP-9 levels and MMP-9 gene polymorphisms have been
associated with increased arterial stiffness. In addition, tissue expression of MMP-2 correlates …

… result in increased stiffness as well as increased augmentation of the central pressure 18,
20 . The clinical manifestation of such change is an increase in sBP and an increase in the …

… Increased arterial stiffness results in increased … artery disease.Though brachial – ankle
PWV refects not only elastic central arterial stiffness but also muscular peripheral arterial stiffness,…

… nitric oxide (NO) and increased arterial stiffness has been demonstrated in vivo in the iliac
… in the ECM leading to increased arterial stiffness has also recently been described [92] . …

… increased arterial stiffness, the microvasculature of brain and kidneys are exposed to wider
pressure fluctuations and may lead to increased … that measurement of arterial stiffness will …

… For example, increased arterial stiffness and abnormal endothelial reactivity is already
present in obese children with metabolic syndrome. A core feature appears to be insulin …

… relationship between the characteristics of large arteries and excessive body weight. We
therefore investigated whether the relationship between arterial stiffness and body mass index (…

… Increasing arterial stiffness modifies wave … increase of arterial stiffness [58•]. This was in
turn associated with elevated biomarkers of chronic inflammation, increased arterial stiffness, …

… Increased arterial stiffness leads to increased PWV and central … accumulate and increase
collagen cross-linking and consequently progressively increase arterial stiffness. Formation of …

… Increased arterial stiffness has a major effect on pulse pressure (the difference between
systolic and diastolic blood pressure), wave reflections, kidney function, and above all, …