Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for> 17.3
million deaths per year, with an estimated increase in incidence to 23.6 million by 2030 …

Increasing evidence points out at vascular stiffness (and in particular aortic stiffness
measured by pulse wave velocity) as a reliable biomarker of vascular aging, able to …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? We sought to investigate whether
carotid stiffness, carotid intima–media thickness and the aortic augmentation index are …

Aortic mechanical and structural characteristics have profound effects on pathophysiology,
but many aspects of physiologic stress-stretch state and intramural changes due to aging …

After publishing an in-depth study that analyzed the ability of computerized methods to assist
or replace human experts in obtaining carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements …

Interaction between arterial stiffness and hypertension plays an important role in the
development of cardiovascular disease. Accordingly, assessment of arterial stiffness may …

In December 2019, an outbreak of pneumonia caused by a novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
spread rapidly worldwide. Although the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 are dominated …

Structural and functional dysfunction in both the macro-and microvasculature are a feature of
essential hypertension. In a healthy cardiovascular system, the elastic properties of the large …

Common carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) is a commonly used marker for
atherosclerosis and is often computed in carotid ultrasound images. An analysis of different …

The aim of the study was to assess cardiac and respiratory blood pressure (BP) and
subarachnoid space (SAS) width oscillations during the resting state for slow and fast …