In patients with COPD, cardiovascular diseases are the most common concomitant chronic
diseases, a leading cause of hospitalization, and one of the main causes of death. A close …

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 …

Pulse wave analysis (PWA) has emerged as a noninvasive, valid1), reliable2) and widely
used technique for evaluating the augmentation index (AIx), an indicator of systemic arterial …

BACKGROUND Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an indirect index of arterial stiffness and
an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Consistency of PWV assessment over time is thus …

Increased blood pressure variability (BPV) contributes to end-organ damage, cardiovascular
events and mortality associated with hypertension. In a cohort of 2780 hypertensive patients …

Background and aims Gestational diabetes (GDM) and maternal obesity are linked to weight
gain in childhood and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. We assessed …

Background Resistant hypertension (RH) is a growing health burden in this country affecting
as many as 1 in 5 adults being treated for hypertension. Resistant hypertension is …

There is a well-established relationship between increased arterial stiffness and
cardiovascular mortality. We examined whether a long-term aerobic exercise intervention (6 …

Background: The Complior device (Alam Medical, France) was used in epidemiological
studies which established pulse wave velocity (PWV) as a cardiovascular risk marker …

Background: Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in developed
countries and is not entirely predicted by classic risk factors. Increased arterial stiffness is an …