The prevalence of arterial hypertension, particularly systolic hypertension, is constantly
rising worldwide. This is mainly the clinical expression of arterial stiffening as a result of the …

Hypertension prevalence increases with age. Age and high blood pressure are the two main
determinants of arterial stiffness. In elderly hypertensives, large arteries stiffen and systolic …

A hipertensão arterial (HA) é uma doença crônica não transmissível (DCNT) definida por
níveis pressóricos, em que os benefícios do tratamento (não medicamentoso e/ou …

SciELO - Brasil - Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020 Diretrizes Brasileiras de
Hipertensão Arterial – 2020 Acessibilidade / Reportar erro Brasil Lista alfabética de periódicos …

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 …

While risk scores are invaluable tools for adapted preventive strategies, a significant gap
exists between predicted and actual event rates. Additional tools to further stratify the risk of …

Safar et al Hypertension and Arterial Stiffness 797 amplification, though it actually refers to a
pressure waveform distortion rather than an amplification, the latter erroneously implying an …

Accumulating evidence suggests that central blood pressure (BP) may reflect the
hemodynamic stress on target organs more accurately than brachial BP. A systematic review …

Importance Clinical evidence supports the beneficial effects of lowering blood pressure (BP)
levels in community-living, robust, hypertensive individuals older than 80 years. However …

Office blood pressure measurement has been the basis for hypertension evaluation for
almost a century. However, the evaluation of blood pressure out of the office using …