The incidence of cardiovascular (CV) diseases is increasing worldwide raising the urgency
for early detection of the underlying pathological processes. Early identification of risk factors …

Cardiovascular diseases are emerging as one of the leading causes of morbidity and
mortality in the Indian population. The major risk factors contributing to cardiovascular …

This review summarizes the methods used to estimate arterial stiffness, the factors and
diseases that influence arterial stiffness and the effects of drugs and interventions on the …

Methods: We studied 60-consecutive patients (M: F= 30: 30; mean age= 61±11 years) who
underwent coronary angiography and were obtained aorto-femoral PWV with Judkins …

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in Malaysia
as well as in other countries. It is associated with many risk factors, such as increasing age …

Background: Arterial functional changes reflected by vascular stiffness might occur at early
stages of cardiovascular disease before the morphological alterations reflected by …

Snijder et al. investigated ethnic differences in arterial stiffness in relation to conventional
cardiovascular risk factors [1]. They found that unadjusted pulse wave velocity (PWV) as a …

One of the biggest challenges in modern medicine is the early identification of patients with
higher cardiovascular risks. The early identification of vascular damage in hypertensive …

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 …

Arterial stiffness is currently regarded as an independent predictor of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. There is a close relationship between arterial stiffness and target …