Arterial pulse waves (PWs) such as blood pressure and photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals
contain a wealth of information on the cardiovascular (CV) system that can be exploited to …

Aortic stiffness (AoS) is a maladaptive response to hemodynamic stress and both modifiable
and non-modifiable risk factors, and elevated AoS increases afterload for the heart. AoS is a …

Background Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), the referent measure of aortic
stiffness, is an established measure of vascular aging. In studies where cfPWV cannot be …

Rationale: More patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) die of
cardiovascular causes than of respiratory causes, and patients with COPD have increased …

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic disease characterized by a narrowing
of the arteries in the lower extremities. Disease manifestations are the result of more than …

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher aortic stiffness and cardiovascular risk.
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) antagonists reduce inflammation in RA and are …

Vascular aging represents a collection of structural and functional changes in a blood vessel
with advancing age, including increased stiffness, vascular wall remodeling, loss of …

Objectives: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased cardiovascular mortality.
Tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα)-blocking therapy has been shown to reduce RA disease …

Background: Patients with type 2 diabetes have increased stiffness of central elastic arteries.
However, whether peripheral muscular artery stiffness is equally affected by the disease …

Objectives Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Arterial stiffness (ArS) has emerged as a predictor of …