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

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 …

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 …

An individual participant data meta-analysis was conducted in the data of 14 673 Japanese
participants without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) to examine the association of …

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 …

In patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension, cardiac output remains within normal
ranges and intravascular volume is normal or low, assuming the presence of a sufficient …

Stiffness of elastic arteries like the aorta predicts cardiovascular risk. By directly reflecting
arterial stiffness, having the best predictive value for cardiovascular outcome and the ease of …

Context Vascular stiffness increases with advancing age and is a major risk factor for age-
related morbidity and mortality. Vascular stiffness and blood pressure pulsatility are related; …

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 …

Aortic stiffness increases with age and vascular risk factor exposure and is associated with
increased risk for structural and functional abnormalities in the brain. High ambient flow and …