Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The
measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological …

Arterial hypertension (HTN) accounts for the largest amount of attributable cardiovascular
(CV) mortality worldwide, and risk stratification in hypertensive patients is of crucial …

BACKGROUND Large artery stiffness is a major risk factor for the development of
hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Persistent prehypertension accelerates the …

Arterial hypertension accounts for the largest amount of attributable cardiovascular mortality
worldwide, and risk stratification in hypertensive patients is of crucial importance to manage …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a complex clinical entity that is
poorly understood yet present in up to 5.5% of the general population. Proven therapies for …

BACKGROUND Prehypertension (blood pressure (BP) of 120–139mm Hg systolic and/or 80–
89mm Hg diastolic) is highly prevalent and is associated with increased cardiovascular risk …

Background: Subjects with prehypertension (pre-HT; 120/80 to 139/89 mm Hg) have an
increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, whether the risk of pre-HT can be …

Perinatal conditions (such as preterm birth) can affect adult health and disease, particularly
the cardiovascular system. Transient neonatal high O2 exposure in rat in adulthood (a …

The quantification of cardiac strains as structural indices of cardiac function has a growing
prevalence in clinical diagnosis. However, the highly heterogeneous four-dimensional (4D) …

The progression of hypertensive involvement toward heart failure includes myocardial
fibrosis and changes of left ventricular (LV) geometry. In the presence of these …