Arterial stiffness, a leading marker of risk in hypertension, can be measured at material or
structural levels, with the latter combining effects of the geometry and composition of the …

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 …

A hipertensão arterial (HA) é uma doença crônica não transmissível (DCNT) definida por
níveis pressóricos, em que os benefícios do tratamento (não medicamentoso e/ou …

SciELO - Brasil - Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020 Diretrizes Brasileiras de
Hipertensão Arterial – 2020 Acessibilidade / Reportar erro Brasil Lista alfabética de periódicos …

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 …

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 …

Arterial stiffening occurs with age and is closely associated with the progression of
cardiovascular disease. Stiffening is most often studied at the level of the whole vessel …

Prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of the largest public health
challenges of our time. Identifying individuals at increased cardiovascular risk at an …

Mitchell Arterial Stiffness and Hypertension 211 in PP that is associated with high incidence
of predominantly systolic hypertension in older people. One of the foregoing studies of …

Aims Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), a direct measure of aortic stiffness, has
become increasingly important for total cardiovascular (CV) risk estimation. Its application as …