Arterial stiffness is recognized increasingly as an important component in the determination
of cardiovascular risk, particularly in chronic kidney disease and ESRD populations …

In a context such as acute respiratory distress syndrome, where optimum tidal volume and
airway pressure levels are debated, the present study was designed to differentiate the right …

North America is in the midst of a major shift in demographics. The mean age of the
population is increasing significantly, and the fastest growth is in the age group of 65 years …

BACKGROUND Peak dP/dt is a good index of ventricular performance that is not influenced
by afterload, wall motion abnormalities, or the variations in ventricular anatomy and …

Objective: Ventilation according to the open lung concept (OLC) consists of recruitment
maneuvers, followed by low tidal volume and elevated positive end-expiratory pressure …

Background Mechanical ventilation with low tidal volumes has the potential to mitigate
ventilation-induced lung injury, yet the clinical effect of tidal volume size on myocardial …

Myocardial contractility and afterload are important factors for adequate circulation. To
noninvasively assess changes in inotropy and afterload, ascending aortic blood flow was …

Objective Both decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and arterial stiffness were
considered as risk factors for atherosclerosis. Previous studies have suggested the …

Arterial stiffness, as measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV), is an independent predictor of
cardiovascular events and mortality. Arterial stiffness increases with age. However …

BACKGROUND--Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a versatile technique for
examination of the cardiovascular system but only recently has assessment of myocardial …