In recent years great emphasis has been placed on the role of arterial stiffness in the
development of cardiovascular diseases. The present article is an abridged version of an …

In recent years, great emphasis has been placed on the role of arterial stiffness in the
development of cardiovascular diseases. Indeed, the assessment of arterial stiffness is …

As far back as the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, physicians have observed and interpreted
the arterial pulse to diagnose disease. In the last 20 years, advances in modern engineering …

Interest in evaluating arterial elastic properties has grown in parallel with the widespread
availability of non-invasive methods for assessing arterial stiffness. A clinically useful …

Most traditional cardiovascular risk factors alter the structure and/or function of arteries. An
assessment of arterial wall integrity could therefore allow accurate prediction of …

Arterial Stiffness: A Simplified Overview in Vascular Medicine Page 1 Section I – Pathophysiology
Safar ME, Frohlich ED (eds): Atherosclerosis, Large Arteries and Cardiovascular Risk. Adv …

Arterial stiffening is the most important cause of increasing systolic and pulse pressure, and
for decreasing diastolic pressure beyond 40 years of age. Stiffening affects predominantly …

Investigation of arterial stiffness, especially of the large arteries, has gathered pace in recent
years with the development of readily available noninvasive assessment techniques. These …

Arterial stiffness is highly relevant to cardiovascular disease. Arterial stiffness is central to the
pathogenesis of isolated systolic hypertension and directly impacts left ventricular afterload …

Arterial stiffness is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. There are a
number of techniques and devices that have been developed and utilized to capture the …