Arterial stiffness, a leading marker of risk in hypertension, can be measured at material or
structural levels, with the latter combining effects of the geometry and composition of the …

The aorta stiffens with aging, a process that is accelerated by arterial hypertension.
Decreased arterial compliance is one of the earliest detectable manifestations of adverse …

Background Beta‐blockers refer to a mixed group of drugs with diverse pharmacodynamic
and pharmacokinetic properties. They have shown long‐term beneficial effects on mortality …

Importance Aortic stiffness, as assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, is an
independent predictor of future events in individuals with hypertension. Recent data suggest …

Isolated systolic hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and
results primarily from elastic artery stiffening. Although various drug therapies are used to …

The year 2008 was extraordinary because of the number of reports from major clinical
outcome trials of blood pressure (BP)-lowering therapies. Consequently, this review of the …

Arterial aging can be attributed to two different pathophysiological changes—increase in
arterial stiffness and disturbed wave reflections. The capacity of the aorta to absorb the force …

In this review, we discuss the possible pathophysiological mechanisms and the role of
arterial stiffness as a biomarker, a blood pressure–independent predictor of cardiovascular …

Background. Increased levels of inflammatory biomarkers such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), 10 (IL-
10), 1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) …

Aortic stiffness is a hallmark of aging, and classic cardiovascular risk factors play a role in
accelerating this process. Current changes in medicine, which focus on preventive care …