Vascular calcification is associated with a significant increase in all-cause mortality and
atherosclerotic plaque rupture. Calcification has been determined to be an active process …

Early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis is important to reduce patients' cardiovascular
risk. However, current diagnostic strategy focusing on traditional risk factors or using risk …

Townsend et al Vascular Research on Arterial Stiffness 699 pressure, blood flow, and
arterial diameter change with each heartbeat. In addition to the passive mechanical …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of arteries and it affects the structure and
function of all three layers of the coronary artery wall. Current theories suggest that the …

Arterial stiffness progressively increases with aging and is an independent predictor of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Evidence supports that there are sex differences in the …

disease identified by the epidemiologists. If the variable is perceived as beneficial or
deleterious with respect to cardiovascular structure or function, those with extreme measures …

Arterial stiffness is a growing epidemic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular
events, dementia, and death. Decreased compliance of the central vasculature alters arterial …

Echocardiography plays an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up of aortic diseases.
Evaluation of the aorta is a routine part of the standard echocardiographic examination …

Background—Increased arterial stiffness, determined invasively, has been shown to predict
a higher risk of coronary atherosclerosis. However, invasive techniques are of limited value …

Physical stiffening of the large arteries is the central paradigm of vascular aging. Indeed,
stiffening in the larger central arterial system, such as the aortic tree, significantly contributes …