OBJECTIVE: The dynamic relationship between 24 h diastolic and systolic ambulatory blood
pressure (BP) expressed by the ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) has been …

The growing prevalence of physical inactivity in the population highlights the urgent need for
a more comprehensive understanding of how sedentary behaviour affects health, the …

Background The sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, has been shown to
improve diabetic control and reduce blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus …

Objective: Serum uric acid (SUA) levels correlate with many recognized cardiovascular risk
factors, including age, male sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia …

OBJECTIVE: Increased arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV) is a strong predictor of
cardiovascular events and mortality. The data regarding the relationships between PWV and …

Background: In healthy participants, short-term flavan-3-ol and isoflavone intakes improve
vascular function; however, the potential combined benefit of these compounds on …

Arterial stiffness is an important cardiovascular risk marker, which can be measured
noninvasively with different techniques. To validate such techniques in healthy subjects, we …

Background Chronic arterial stiffness contributes to the negative health effects of obesity and
insulin resistance, which include hypertension, stroke, and increased cardiovascular and all …

Background Diabetes mellitus is associated with micro-and macrovascular complications
and increased cardiovascular risk. Elevated levels of serum asymmetric dimethylarginine …

Purpose In resistance to thyroid hormone due to mutations in thyroid hormone receptor β,
peripheral tissues are variably refractory to the action of circulating thyroid hormones. We …