Sexual health has a fundamental role in overall health and well-being, and a healthy and
dynamic sex life can make an important contribution to a good quality of life. Sexual …

Inflammation is a physiological response to aggression of pathogenic agents aimed at
eliminating the aggressor agent and promoting healing. Excessive inflammation, however …

Abstract Background Triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index, a simple surrogate marker of insulin
resistance, has been reported to be associated with arterial stiffness. However, previous …

Proinflammatory conditions, including acute and chronic infections, have been associated
with an increased risk of stroke. The risk of stroke is increased by both the acute and chronic …

Although traditionally regarded as a disease confined to the lungs, acute pneumonia has
important effects on the cardiovascular system at all severities of infection. Pneumonia tends …

Climie et al Macrovasculature and Microvasculature in HTN and T2D 1139 million global
disability-adjusted life years, an increase of 11.7% from 2005. 9 Because hypertension …

We recognize that increased systolic pressure is the most challenging form of hypertension
today and that pulse pressure as an independent cardiovascular risk factor has focused …

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 …

Angiotensin (Ang) II induces hypertension by mechanisms mediated in part by adaptive
immunity and T effector lymphocytes. T regulatory lymphocytes (Tregs) suppress T effector …

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 …