Objective: Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) is considered the gold standard for
arterial stiffness assessment in clinical practice. A large number of devices to measure PWV …

Arterial hypertension, a widespread disease, whose prevalence increases with age,
represents a major risk factor for cardiovascular events, causing damage in several organs …

Data on the relationship between arterial pulsatile hemodynamics and aortic root geometry,
using invasive hemodynamic measurement, has been scarce. Thus, this study aimed to …

Hypertension is a major and correctable cardiovascular risk factor. The correct diagnosis of
hypertension and precise assessment of cardiovascular risk are essential to give proper …

Background: Ascending aorta (ASC) dilatation (AAD) is a common finding in arterial
hypertension, affecting about 15% of hypertensive patients. AAD is associated with an …

Aims Dilation of the ascending aorta (AA) is often asymptomatic until a life-threatening
dissection or rupture occurs. An overall increase in the use of thoracic imaging has enabled …

Thoracic aortic aneurysms rupture and dissection are among the most devastating vascular
diseases, being characterized by elevated mortality, despite improvements in diagnostic …

Background: Red cell distribution (RDW) has been suggested to be associated with
cardiovascular mortality and mortality. However, few studies have yet investigated the …

Background Aortic dilation is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. The
association between hypertension and aortic dilation is still controversial. Also, most …

Introduction and objectives Artificial intelligence (AI) made it achievable that aortic dilation
could be measured in CT images indirectly, while aortic diameter (AD) has the certain …