Arterial stiffness, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk: Pathophysiologic mechanisms and emerging clinical indications

C Palombo, M Kozakova - Vascular pharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Arterial stiffness results from a degenerative process affecting mainly the extracellular matrix
of elastic arteries under the effect of aging and risk factors. Changes in extracellular matrix …

Prediction of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality with arterial stiffness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Vlachopoulos, K Aznaouridis, C Stefanadis - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to calculate robust quantitative estimates of the
predictive value of aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) for future cardiovascular (CV) events …

The role of ventricular–arterial coupling in cardiac disease and heart failure: assessment, clinical implications and therapeutic interventions. A consensus document of …

I Ikonomidis, V Aboyans, J Blacher… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ventricular–arterial coupling (VAC) plays a major role in the physiology of cardiac and aortic
mechanics, as well as in the pathophysiology of cardiac disease. VAC assessment …

Arterial stiffness accelerates within 1 year of the final menstrual period: the SWAN Heart Study

S Samargandy, KA Matthews, MM Brooks… - … , and vascular biology, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective: Menopause may augment age-dependent increases in arterial stiffness, with
black women having greater progression in midlife compared with white women. We sought …

Killing me unsoftly: causes and mechanisms of arterial stiffness

AN Lyle, U Raaz - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
The aorta is a blood vessel that provides a low-resistance path for blood flow directed from
the heart to peripheral organs and tissues. However, the aorta has another central …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of 6-month treatment with the glucagon like peptide-1 analogue liraglutide on arterial stiffness, left ventricular myocardial deformation and oxidative …

V Lambadiari, G Pavlidis, F Kousathana… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - Springer
Background Incretin-based therapies are used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM) and obesity. We investigated the changes in arterial stiffness and left ventricular (LV) …

Anticancer therapy–related increases in arterial stiffness: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

SK Parr, J Liang, KL Schadler, SC Gilchrist… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Cardio‐oncology is a clinical discipline focused primarily on the early detection
of anticancer therapy–related cardiomyopathy. However, there is growing evidence that the …

Arterial stiffness and coronary artery disease

I Ikonomidis, G Makavos, J Lekakis - Current opinion in cardiology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Arterial stiffness and coronary artery disease : Current Opinion in Cardiology Arterial stiffness
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Acute effects of different types of aerobic exercise on endothelial function and arterial stiffness

G Siasos, D Athanasiou, G Terzis… - European Journal …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Chronic aerobic exercise training is associated with improved endothelial
function and arterial stiffness and favourable long-term cardiovascular effects. Design We …

Sex differences in cardiovascular aging and heart failure

A Oneglia, MD Nelson, CNB Merz - Current heart failure reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review This review summarizes sex-related changes in the heart
and vasculature that occur with aging, both in the presence and absence of cardiovascular …