Arterial stiffness in inflammatory disease
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Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kaisa Maki-Petaja Source Type: research
Reviewer acknowledgement 2016
The Editor-in-Chief would like to extend his thanks and acknowledge the following people who provided their expertise as reviewers for Artery Research in 2016. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Application of non-invasive central aortic pressure assessment in clinical trials: Clinical experience and value
Pressure measured with a cuff and sphygmomanometer in the brachial artery is accepted as an important predictor of future cardiovascular (CV) events. However, recent clinical evidence suggests that central aortic pressure (CAP) provides additional information for assessing CV risk than brachial blood pressure (BrBP). Central hemodynamics can now be non-invasively assessed with a number of devices, however, the methodology employed to measure CAP, in order to better identify the patients at higher CV risk in clinical practice, is still controversial. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bryan Williams, Patrick Brunel, Peter S. Lacy, Fabio Baschiera, Dion H. Zappe, Kazuomi Kario, John Cockcroft Tags: Review Source Type: research
Aggressive renal sympathetic denervation approach to treating resistant hypertension: A fresh start?
A multivariable analysis identified predictors of systolic blood pressure change in SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial. Additional analyses examined the influence of medication changes, results in selected subgroups and procedural factors. Greater reductions in office and ambulatory systolic blood pressure, and heart rate were observed with a higher number of ablations and energy delivery in a four-quadrant pattern. Based on this information, we selected a white patient with baseline office systolic blood pressure>180 mmHg, using aldosterone antagonist, non-using vasodilators, and performed an aggressive RSD approach.Male patient, 4...
Source: Artery Research - October 31, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: M árcio Galindo Kiuchi, Luis Marcelo Rodrigues Paz, Shaojie Chen Tags: Case presentation Source Type: research
Antiretroviral treatment and time since HIV-1 diagnosis are associated with large artery stiffness in sub-Saharan African HIV-1 patients
HIV-1 infection in northern populations is associated with increased large artery stiffness, both in the absence and presence of combination antiretroviral treatment (cART). It is unclear if similar changes occur in sub-Sahara African HIV-infected persons. The study aimed to determine whether HIV-1 infection with and without cART is associated with large artery stiffness in a cohort of HIV-1-infected patients in Tanzania. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - October 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Titus F. Msoka, Gary P. Van Guilder, Yvo M. Smulders, Marceline van Furth, John A. Bartlett, Michiel A. van Agtmael Source Type: research
Recent developments in near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the assessment of local skeletal muscle microvascular function and capacity to utilise oxygen
This article provides a brief overview of the use of CW NIRS to measure exercise-limiting factors in skeletal muscle. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - September 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Siana Jones, Scott T. Chiesa, Nishi Chaturvedi, Alun D. Hughes Tags: Review Source Type: research
Estimates of arterial stiffness and central blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes: A comparison of SphygmoCor and Arteriograph
The Arteriograph is a cuff-based oscillometric device for non-invasive assessment of central systolic blood pressure (cSBP), aortic augmentation index (Aix) and aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV). Reproducibility of Arteriograph measurements and the agreement with SphygmoCor in diabetic patients has never been assessed. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - September 22, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christoffer Krogager, Niklas B. Rossen, Klavs W. Hansen, S øren T. Knudsen, Christian D. Peters, Hans Erik Bøtker, Per L. Poulsen, Esben Laugesen Source Type: research
Concomitance of atherosclerotic lesions in arteries of the lower extremities and carotid arteries in patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm
Atherosclerosis was considered the main cause of abdominal aorta aneurysms. Many researchers suggest the presence of the association between these two entities. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the presence of atherosclerosis in the aorta and the arteries of the lower extremities, as well as stenoses and occlusions of carotid arteries in patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm.One-hundred and eighty patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm (23 women and 157 men), aged 50 –86 years old (mean 67.28 ± 9.95) were qualified for the study. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - September 18, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Piotr Ka źmierski, Michał Pająk, Katarzyna Bogusiak Source Type: research
A case report: How a failure of reversal in arterial flow during development lead to the hypoplasia of a posterior cerebral artery and a resulting incomplete Circle of Willis
Anatomical variations of the Circle of Willis have been well documented, however, they are rarely photographically documented .1 –3 This anatomical variation was discovered during the dissection class of the undergraduate anatomy module within the medicine curriculum of Queen's University Belfast. This specimen displays a physiological failure of the cerebral arteries to undergo reverse flow during development, this lead to the hypoplasia of a right posterior cerebral artery and a resulting incomplete Circle of Willis. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - September 1, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Timothy Patterson, Matthew O'Donnell, Samantha Taylor, Sarah Patterson Tags: Short communication Source Type: research
Experimental verification of the healthy and atherosclerotic coronary arteries incompressibility via Digital Image Correlation
So far there is no study to measure the Poisson's ratio of the human coronary arteries in order to verify their incompressibility regardless of being healthy or atherosclerosis. It has been reported that atherosclerosis alters the elastin content of the arterial wall which is responsible for the elastic behavior of the arterial wall and helps tissue to reserve its initial shape after contracting or stretching. It is believed that the arterial walls are almost incompressible with nonlinear anisotropic mechanical response under axial or circumferential loading. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - August 31, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alireza Karimi, Toshihiro Sera, Susumu Kudo, Mahdi Navidbakhsh Source Type: research
Turner syndrome and guidelines for management of thoracic aortic disease: Appropriateness and utility
Current guidelines for management of thoracic aortic disease base clinical decision-making primarily on the aortic size. The risk of serious complications in genetically-triggered aortic disease is influenced by many other factors, currently not taken into account by the guidelines. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - August 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hisham M.F. Sherif Tags: Review Source Type: research
Artery 2014 symposium
During the Artery 14 meeting (Maastricht, the Netherlands, October 9 –11 2014) a symposium was held on “Arterial Stiffness: a translational approach”. The purpose of this symposium was to review current knowledge on the question whether arterial stiffness is a desirable target in the treatment of patients at cardiovascular risk. Three leading researchers in the field of arterial stiffness reviewed this question from different perspectives. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - July 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Harry Struijker-Boudier Tags: Review Source Type: research
Artery 2014 symposium
During the Artery 14 meeting (Maastricht, the Netherlands, October 9–11 2014) a symposium was held on “Arterial Stiffness: a translational approach”. The purpose of this symposium was to review current knowledge on the question whether arterial stiffness is a desirable target in the treatment of patients at cardiovascular risk. Three leading researchers in the field of arterial stiffness reviewed this question from different perspectives. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - July 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Harry Struijker-Boudier Tags: Review Source Type: research
Left atrial appendage dysfunction in acute embolic stroke young patients with sinus rhythm: Correlation with Tissue Doppler mitral annular systolic velocity
Trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is a gold standard test for diagnosis of left atrial (LA) appendage function. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - July 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rania Gaber, Mai Salama Source Type: research
