BACKGROUND Good understanding of the pathophysiological mechanism (s) of resistant
hypertension (RH) and the relationship to vascular dysfunction is important for optimal blood …

Objective. Central blood pressure (BP) and vascular indices estimated noninvasively over
the 24 hours were compared between normotensive volunteers and hypertensive patients …

Over the last few years, increasing attention has been devoted to the pathophysiological role
of large arteries in functionally coupling the left ventricle with peripheral vessels [1] …

Objective: HIV infection has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Twenty-four-
hour ambulatory blood pressure (BP) is a more accurate and prognostically relevant …

Arterial stiffness is a risk factor for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease. However, the
role of arterial stiffness as a predictor of the age-related glomerular filtration rate (GFR) …

Long-standing exposure to endogenous cortisol excess is associated with high
cardiovascular risk. The aim of our study was to investigate arterial stiffness, which has been …

Recent studies are reviewed, concerning the in vivo wall stiffness of arteries and arterioles in
healthy humans, and how these properties adapt to iterative increments or sustained …

Accumulating evidence has suggested that high salt and potassium might be associated
with vascular function. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of salt intake and …

Arterial stiffness is an important risk factor of impaired left ventricular (LV) diastolic function
as well as systolic dysfunction. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and the ambulatory …

Background The ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) can be used to predict
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensive patients. However, data on AASI in …