Modeling arterial pulse waves in healthy aging: a database for in silico evaluation of hemodynamics and pulse wave indexes

PH Charlton, J Mariscal Harana… - American Journal …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The arterial pulse wave (PW) is a rich source of information on cardiovascular (CV) health. It
is widely measured by both consumer and clinical devices. However, the physical …

Association of central versus brachial blood pressure with target-organ damage: systematic review and meta-analysis

A Kollias, S Lagou, ME Zeniodi… - …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Accumulating evidence suggests that central blood pressure (BP) may reflect the
hemodynamic stress on target organs more accurately than brachial BP. A systematic review …

Recommendations for improving and standardizing vascular research on arterial stiffness: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

RR Townsend, IB Wilkinson, EL Schiffrin, AP Avolio… - …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
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 …

Ballistocardiogram: Mechanism and potential for unobtrusive cardiovascular health monitoring

CS Kim, SL Ober, MS McMurtry, BA Finegan, OT Inan… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
For more than a century, it has been known that the body recoils each time the heart ejects
blood into the arteries. These subtle cardiogenic body movements have been measured …

Vascular stiffness and increased pulse pressure in the aging cardiovascular system

J Steppan, V Barodka, DE Berkowitz… - … research and practice, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aging leads to a multitude of changes in the cardiovascular system, including systolic
hypertension, increased central vascular stiffness, and increased pulse pressure. In this …

Arterial stiffness assessed by cardio-ankle vascular index

T Namba, N Masaki, B Takase, T Adachi - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Arterial stiffness is an age-related disorder. In the medial layer of arteries, mechanical
fracture due to fatigue failure for the pulsatile wall strain causes medial degeneration …

Mortality and cardiovascular events are best predicted by low central/peripheral pulse pressure amplification but not by high blood pressure levels in elderly nursing …

A Benetos, S Gautier, C Labat, P Salvi… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of the longitudinal PARTAGE study was to determine the predictive
value of blood pressure (BP) and pulse pressure amplification, a marker of arterial function …

Arterial stiffness, its assessment, prognostic value, and implications for treatment

A Adji, MF O'rourke… - American journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Arterial stiffness has been known as a sign of cardiovascular risk since the 19th century.
Despite this, accurate measurement and clinical utility have only emerged in recent times …

Arterial stiffness and wave reflection: sex differences and relationship with left ventricular diastolic function

C Russo, Z Jin, V Palmieri, S Homma, T Rundek… - …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Increased arterial stiffness and wave reflection have been reported in heart failure with
normal ejection fraction (HFNEF) and in asymptomatic left ventricular (LV) diastolic …

Gender differences in hypertension: myths and reality

M Doumas, V Papademetriou, C Faselis… - Current hypertension …, 2013 - Springer
Life expectancy is longer in women compared to men, and cardiovascular events occur at a
lower rate and at a later age in females than males. The impact of gender on the prevalence …