Exaggerated exercise blood pressure independently predicts incident hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Exaggerated exercise blood pressure (EEBP) independently predicts cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality, but reasons underlying this increased CV risk are unclear. The association between an EEBP and incident hypertension (as a potential underlying risk factor) has been reported, but there has never been a pooled summary of risk estimates (RE). The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies assessing the association between EEBP and incident hypertension among normotensive individuals. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Martin Schultz, Petr Otahal, Dean Picone, James Sharman Source Type: research
Exercise reveals differential coupling between aortic haemodynamics and left ventricular twist mechanics
This study aimed to examine the coupling of systolic LV twist and diastolic LV untwisting rate with alternative central haemodynamic indices [excess pressure (XSP) and reservoir pressure (RP)] at rest and during exercise. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Martin Schultz, Justin Davies, Eric Stöhr Source Type: research
A novel marker expresses the effect of the nonlinearity in the arterial pressure-volume relationship on the pulse pressure: Characteristics and prognostic significance in hypertensive patients
Arterial pressure-volume relationship frequently deviates from the linearity expected from an ideal elastic tube. As a result, pulse pressure (PP) can be split into an ‘elastic’ component (elPP) and an excess value PP-elPP. We define the ratio (PP-elPP)/elPP as arterial nonlinearity marker (NLM). OBJECTIVE: Determining NLM from ambulatory BP (ABP) measurements and investigating its clinical and demographic characteristics and prognostic significance in hypertensive patients. METHODS: Following a previously described model-based procedure, NLM was determined from the variability of systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DB...
Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Benjamin Gavish, Michael Bursztyn Source Type: research
Blood pressure profile changes between 7th and 11th year of life in children born prematurely with extremely low birth weight in comparison to children born on time
There have been research trials analyzing the impact of prematurity on the prevalence of hypertension, however the prospective, long-time observation is uncommon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hypertension at the age of 7 and 11 years of regional cohort of preterms with birth weight ≤1000g. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maja Gilarska, Malgorzata Klimek, Dorota Drozdz, Andrzej Grudzien, Przemko Kwinta Source Type: research
Parameters of arterial stiffness in osteoarthritis patients and in healthy controls
Osteoarthritis (OA) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are prevalent conditions and often co-exist. Vascular involvement in pathogenesis of CVD and OA gives reason to investigate arterial stiffness in OA. The aim of this study is to investigate the associations between OA and arterial stiffness. (Source: Artery Research)
Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kaspar Tootsi, Aare Märtson, Mihkel Zilmer, Kaido Paapstel, Jaak Kals Source Type: research
