Endothelial function is impaired in women who had pre-eclampsia
Background: Women with a history of pre-eclampsia (PE) are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. We evaluated the cardiovascular health of women who had PE in comparison with women who had normotensive pregnancies. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christian Delles, Catriona Brown, Joanne Flynn, Shona Kerr, David Carty Source Type: research
Coronary artery disease topography in relation to rheology of the peripheral small arteries in middle aged erectile dysfunction men
Background: Middle age represents a life period where incidence of cardiovascular events typically augments. Our aim is to investigate any association between peripheral vascular rheology and distribution of coronary artery disease (CAD) in middle aged erectile dysfunction (ED) population. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Athanasios Angelis, Nikolaos Ioakimidis, Konstantinos Rokkas, Dimitrios Terentes, Ioanna Gourgouli, Christos Georgakopoulos, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Charalampos Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios Tousoulis Source Type: research
Atheromatosis and endothelial response of the small peripheral arteries: a peritoneal dialysis versus hemodialysis patients mismatch
Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) are treatment options for end stage renal disease (ESRD). However, few are known on the cardiovascular impose of those therapeutic modalities. Our aim is to uncover endothelial damage and subclinical atheromatous process in male patients on chronic ESRD treated by either of those methods. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Athanasios Angelis, Nikolaos Ioakimidis, Penny Giannou, Ioannis Felekos, Vasiliki Kakiouzi, Konstantina Aggeli, Dimitrios Petras, Charalampos Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios Tousoulis Source Type: research
Relationship between inflammatory cytokines and aortic stiffness in patients with chronic kidney disease
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Aortic stiffness is a non-traditional risk factor in these patients. Using an animal model of CKD with vascular calcification, we reported that inflammation is involved in the development of aortic calcification and stiffness. Hence, increased vascular production of IL-1 β, IL-6 and TNFα was associated with aortic calcification. Therefore, we investigated the impact of the latter cytokines on aortic stiffness and determined the profile of inflammatory cytokines in a cohort of CKD patients....
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marie-Pier Desjardins, Aboubacar Sidibe, Catherine Fortier, Sacha De Serres, Richard Larivi ère, Mohsen Agharazii Source Type: research
Differences of heart rate variability and augmentation index between dialysis and post-dialysis periods in patients with end-stage renal disease
Introduction: Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is a non-invasive tool for assessing the cardiac health. There is evidence that the cardiac autonomic system and central hemodynamics respond to hemodialysis. The aim of this work is to compare HRV parameters and augmentation index (AIx) between intra- and interdialytic periods in patients with end-stage renal disease. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Stefan Hagmair, Matthias Christoph Braunisch, Martin Bachler, Anna-Lena Hasenau, Axel Bauer, Konstantinos Rizas, Siegfried Wassertheurer, Marcus Baumann, Christopher Mayer, Christoph Schmaderer Source Type: research
The aortic-to-brachial stiffness gradient and aortic reservoir-excess pressure in a dialysis population
Background: Aortic reservoir function is associated with increased cardiovascular events. Patients with chronic kidney disease in need of dialysis have increased aortic stiffness and reversal of the aortic-to-brachial stiffness gradient, which could impair aortic reservoir function. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the aortic-to-brachial stiffness gradient and aortic reservoir function. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Catherine Fortier, Marie-Pier Desjardins, Aboubacar Sidibe, Mathieu Allard, Martin G. Schultz, James E. Sharman, Mohsen Agharazii Source Type: research
Aortic calcium score affects non-invasively obtained estimates of central blood pressure in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease
Background: We recently reported that central blood pressure (BP) obtained non-invasively in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients significantly underestimated the central BP with decreasing eGFR in comparison with invasively measured true central BP in the aorta. This post-hoc analysis investigated whether the presence of aortic calcification affected non-invasive estimates of central BP. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rasmus K. Carlsen, Christian D. Peters, Esben Laugesen, Simon Winther, Dinah S. Khatir, Hans E. Boetker, Morten Boettcher, Per Ivarsen, My Svensson, Niels H. Buus Source Type: research
Aortic systolic blood pressure is no longer marker of the arterial stiffness in stable patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
The aim of the study was to assess arterial stiffness and its diagnostic and prognostic value in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Evgeny Tyukhmenev, Svetlana Villevalde, Zhanna Kobalava Source Type: research
Parameters of arterial stiffness have independent prognostic value in stable patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
The purpose of the study was to determine the prognostic value of ventricular-arterial coupling (VAC) in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and stable heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Evgeny Tyukhmenev, Svetlana Villevalde, Zhanna Kobalava Source Type: research
Arterial elastance is associated with central blood pressure and arterial peripheral resistance in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Objective of the study was to assess ventricular-arterial coupling (VAC), parameters of left ventricular (LV) work efficiency and their determinants in patients with arterial hypertension (HTN) and stable heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Evgeny Tyukhmenev, Svetlana Villevalde, Zhanna Kobalava Source Type: research
Evaluation of acute effects of coffee consumption on arterial stiffness in healthy adult people using an oscillometric device
Environment/Objectives: Several studies in different populations and conditions shown contradictory results about the effect of coffee on arterial stiffness (AS). Coffee consumption is high around the world and it is very important to define its CV effects. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pedro Forcada, Dario Echeverry, Alejandro Pizano, Felix Montes, Daniel Acu ña Source Type: research
High pulse wave velocity is associated with increased visit-to-visit systolic blood pressure variability in controlled arterial hypertension
Background: Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in different patients' populations1-2. Arterial stiffness is a potential mechanism of increased visit-to-visit BPV3. Carotid –femoral PWV has become increasingly important for total cardiovascular risk estimation. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Elena Troitskaya, Yulia Kotovskaya, Zhanna Kobalava Source Type: research
24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and pulse wave velocity patterns in Kenyan adolescents
Background: There are no data on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and arterial stiffness parameters in sub-Saharan African children. We performed 24-hour ABPM and pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurements in adolescents living in 2 slums in Nairobi, Kenya. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anthony Etyang Source Type: research
Impaired regulation of arterial wall viscosity during changes in blood flow in essential hypertensive patients
Background: Arterial wall viscosity (AWV) is a major source of cardiac energy dissipation along the arterial tree. Evolution of AWV during increase in blood flow and the impact of essential hypertension on this evolution have never been studied. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Frederic Roca, Michele Iacob, Guillaume Feugray, Christian Thuillez, Jeremy Bellien, Robinson Joannides Source Type: research
The role of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in young adults
Background: Early elevation in blood pressure are characterised by a hyperkinetic circulation, with an elevated cardiac index (CI) being the dominant feature. Neuronal NOS is a key regulator of vascular tone during mental stress and is attenuated in patients with established hypertension. However, the role of nNOS has not yet been examined in young adults with a hyperactive response to stress. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jessica Middlemiss, Sarah Evans, Joseph Cheriyan, Lucy Yang, Ian Wilkinson, Carmel McEniery Source Type: research
