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Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Correlation between Neck Circumference and Pulse Wave Velocity: A Population-based Study
Larissa Ribeiro Bessa, Luís Antônio Bahiana Cruz, Rodrigo Lins Sant’Ana de Lima, Maria Cristina Lima Fontenele Presta, Antonio de Assis Oliveira Alves Filho, Roberta de Castro Araújo Cunha, Alana dos Reis Silva, Juan Jailson Oliveira Almeida Costa, Cecília Freitas da Silva Araújo, Diorlene Oliveira da Silva, Lucélia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães
Pages: 48 - 55
Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death worldwide. In this setting, Neck Circumference (NC) and Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) are simple and valuable tools for an early evaluation of cardiovascular risk through the assessment of upper body obesity and arterial stiffness. However,...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
1.3 DETERMINANTS OF CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL PULSE PRESSURE IN A POPULATION OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENTS. THE MACISTE STUDY
Pucci Giacomo, Battista Francesca, D’Abbondanza Marco, Papi Francesco, Schillaci Giuseppe
Pages: 47 - 48
We aimed at evaluating the anthropometric and hemodynamic factors associated with central pulse pressure (cPP), peripheral pulse pressure (pPP) and central-to-peripheral PP amplification (PPamp) in healthy adolescents.
We studied 459 subjects (boys 57%, 16.8 ± 1.5 y) attending the Liceo Donatelli High...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
1.2 MASKED HYPERTENSION IS REVEALED BY EXAGGERATED SUBMAXIMAL EXERCISE BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG ADOLESCENTS FROM THE AVON LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN (ALSPAC)
Zhengzheng Huang, James Sharman, Chloe Park, John Deanfield, Marietta Charakida, Abigail Fraser, Laura Howe, Debbie Lawlor, Nish Chaturvedi, George Smith, Alun Hughes, Martin Schultz
Pages: 47 - 47
Objectives: Masked hypertension (MH) is associated with hypertension-related markers of organ damage, but is undetectable by clinic (resting) BP. Exaggerated systolic BP response to submaximal exercise reveals MH in adults, but it is unknown whether this is the case during adolescence. We aimed to determine...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
5.5 MEASUREMENT OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS BY ULTRAFAST ECHO: COMPARISON WITH ECHOTRACKING IN NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS AND HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
Louise Marais*, Mathieu Pernot, Hakim Khettab, Mickael Tanter, Emmanuel Messas, Mustapha Zidi, Stéphane Laurent, Pierre Boutouyrie
Pages: 46 - 46
Because measurement of arterial stiffness is highly dependent on blood pressure (BP), methods independent of BP are required. Ultrafast echography (UFE, Supersonic Imagine, Aix en Provence, France) makes use of very fast sampling rate (up to 10 kHz), so transient events such as pressure wave arrival...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
ARTERIAL INFLAMMATION, BLOOD PRESSURE AND CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS – THE ABC OF DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY
Simone Theilade
Pages: 46 - 46
Aim: In diabetes patients, we explored relationships between markers of diabetic angiopathy, diabetic complications and adverse outcome.
Methods: Patients were recruited from 3 observational studies from Steno Diabetes Center, Denmark and one randomized, double-blind, international, multicentre study.
We...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
5.3 THE INFLUENCE OF SEX AND AGE ON ARTERIAL FUNCTION IN RESPONSE TO AN ACUTE INFLAMMATORY STIMULUS
Alexander Rosenberg*, Abbi Lane-Cordova, Kanokwan Bunsawat, Sang Ouk Wee, Tracy Baynard, Bo Fernhall
Pages: 46 - 46
Background: Aging is associated with increased arterial stiffness and chronic low-grade inflammation. Acute inflammatory stimulus in the presence of low-grade chronic inflammation briefly increases the risk of cardiovascular events. The risk of cardiovascular events also increases substantially in older...
Journal: Artery Research
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5.2 SOLUBLE RECEPTOR FOR ADVANCED GLYCATION END-PRODUCTS AND AORTIC STIFFNESS IN GENERAL POPULATION
Otto Mayer, Jan Filipovsky*, Jitka Seidlerova, Petra Karnosova, Peter Wohlfahrt, Renata Cifkova, Jindra Windrichova, Ondrej Topolcan
Pages: 45 - 46
It has been suggested that accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGE) is involved in several pathophysiological processes in the vessel wall. Soluble isoform of receptor for AGE (sRAGE) acts as a decoy for capturing circulating AGE, prevents them from binding to the cell-surface receptor and...
Proceedings Article
Reliability Analysis of European ERA5 Water Vapor Content Based on Ground-based GPS in China
Hongzhen Yang, Chen He, Zhiqiang Wang, Weiping Shao
On the basis of GPS data at stations of different climatic types in China, precipitable water vapor (PWV) products in year 2016 were obtained through precision data processing and water vapor inversion. On the basis of these products, the reliability of accuracy, annual variation, and diurnal variation...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
The acute effects of mental arithmetic, cold pressor and maximal voluntary contraction on arterial stiffness in young healthy subjects
Noor-Ahmed Jatoi, Stella-Maria Kyvelou, John Feely
Pages: 44 - 50
Background: Mental stress, dynamic exercise and cold pressor stimulation all increase blood pressure (BP); however, their effects on arterial stiffness are not well described.
Methods: Twenty-three young healthy subjects (14 female/9 males), aged 18–30 years (23 ± 3 years), underwent mental arithmetic...
Proceedings Article
Structural, Optical, and Dielectric Studies of Eco-Engineered Eu3⁺-Activated Hydroxyapatite from Fish Bone Waste for Multifunctional Applications
M. Krishnam Raju, Krunal Patel, Raj Kumar Samudrala, Neelima Kamjula, P. Abdul Azeem
In the present work, hydroxyapatite (HAp) was sustainably extracted from fish-bone biowaste and converted into a functional ceramic material through appropriate thermal treatment. The thermal behavior of the biogenic precursor was investigated using thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
STIFF VESSELS APPROACHED IN A FLEXIBLE WAY: ADVANCING QUANTIFICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
Bart Spronck
Pages: 44 - 44
Introduction
Although pulse wave velocity (PWV), a proxy of arterial stiffness, is a strong predictor of cardiovascular complications, it is confounded by blood pressure (BP) and heart rate at the time of examination. Furthermore, establishing whether an artery is stiffened or not does not inform a...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
4.3 THE EFFECT OF GLYCAEMIC STATE TRANSITION ON ACCELERATED AORTIC STIFFENING: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY IN THE WHITEHALL II COHORT
Nanna B. Johansen*, Martin Shipley, Daniel R. Witte, Adam G. Tabak, Eric J. Brunner
Pages: 44 - 44
In 4,759 participants from the Whitehall II study, we examined the impact of glycaemic history on aortic stiffening. Assessment of aortic stiffness by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) was performed twice with a 4 year interval (2007–2009 and 2012–2013). At the first aortic stiffness assessment...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
THE CENTRALITY OF THE HEART IN ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM: WHERE IT ALL STARTS AND ENDS
Giacomo Pucci
Pages: 44 - 44
The interaction between the heart and large arteries represent a not fully understood process, which results from the integration of pressure wave generation, flow ejection, wave travel and reflection, and geometric mismatch between structures. Left ventricular (LV) mass and geometry, two independent...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
3.6 AORTIC STIFFNESS IS RELATED TO CEREBRAL LESION GROWTH IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
Dariusz Gasecki*, Mariusz Kwarciany, Kamil Kowalczyk, Anna Gójska-Grymajło, Tomasz Nowicki, Edyta Szurowska, Pierre Boutouyrie, Stephane Laurent, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Bartosz Karaszewski
Pages: 43 - 44
Objective: Cerebral lesion growth in acute ischemic stroke leads to secondary neurological deterioration and poor outcome. Whether cSBP and arterial stiffness are related to the early brain infarct growth in patients after ischemic stroke is unknown.
Design and Methods: We enrolled 65 patients (43 males,...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
3.3 AN EASY AND INTUITIVE WEB INTERFACE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF MEASUREMENTS OF CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND LOCAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS RELATIVE TO THE REFERENCE VALUES DATABASE
Francisco Londoño*, Jelle Bossuyt, Patrick Segers, Luc Van Bortel
Pages: 43 - 43
Objective: The use of different devices and methods still hampers the widespread clinical use of the reference values for arterial stiffness. The aim of this work was therefore to create a web-based application that allows easy assessment - for different methodological approaches - of a given measured...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
2.6 PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND GAIT PERFORMANCE IN OLDER SUBJECTS
Anna Skalska*, Malgorzata Fedyk-Lukasik, Paulina Fatyga, Tomasz Grodzicki
Pages: 42 - 42
Background: Arterial stiffening is an age-related change and is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor but its association with physical decline is rarely evaluated.
The aim of this analysis was to assess the association of arterial stiffness as carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) with gait performance...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Gut microbiota and vascular biomarkers in patients without clinical cardiovascular diseases
Daria Kashtanova, Olga Tkacheva, Anna Popenko, Lilit Egshatyan, Alexander Tyakht, Dmitry Alexeev, Yulia Kotovskaya, Ekaterina Plokhova, Sergey Boytsov
Pages: 41 - 48
The aim of this research was to study the association between the gut microbiota composition and arterial wall properties. The study included 92 participants, men and women aged 25–76 years old without clinical manifestation of chronic diseases but with the possible presence of cardiovascular risk factors....
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Central haemodynamics reveal significant potential for prevention in Black hypertensive patients born and living in sub-Saharan Africa
Birinus Ezeala-Adikaibe, Yan-Ping Liu, Daniel Lemogoum, Benedict C. Anisiuba, Marius K. Kamdem, Joseph Kaptue, Chinwuba K. Ijoma, Lutgarde Thijs, Augustine N. Odili, Kei Asayama, Jan A. Staessen, Jean-René M’Buyamba-Kabangu, Ifeoma I. Ulasi
Pages: 41 - 48
Background: Few studies assessed arterial stiffness in Black hypertensive patients born and living in sub-Saharan Africa, where cardiovascular disease reaches epidemic proportions.
Methods: The Newer versus Older Antihypertensive Agents in African Hypertensive Patients (NOAAH) trial is currently recruiting...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
2.4 AMBULATORY AORTIC STIFFNESS, INDEPENDENTLY OF STATIC, ASSOCIATES WITH NARROWER RETINAL ARTERIOLAR CALIBERS IN HYPERTENSIVES: THE SAFAR STUDY
Evaggelia K. Aissopou*, Antonios A. Argyris, Efthimia G. Nasothimiou, George D. Konstantonis, Konstantinos Tampakis, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Miltiadis Papathanassiou, Panagiotis G. Theodossiadis, Theodoros G. Papaioannou, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Petros P. Sfikakis, Athanassios D. Protogerou
Pages: 41 - 42
Background: Arterial stiffness measured under static conditions reclassifies significantly cardiovascular (CV) risk and associates with organ damage, including narrower retinal arterioles. However, arterial stiffness exhibits diurnal variation, thus single static stiffness recordings do not correspond...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
2.1 A METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE SENSITIVITY OF CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN HUMANS
Mark Butlin, Alberto Avolio*
Pages: 40 - 41
Background: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), a marker of cardiovascular disease, is modified by both blood pressure and changes in arterial wall properties. Current cfPWV measurement does not differentiate between effects of blood pressure and arterial wall properties. Animal studies show...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
1.5 RELATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN GENERAL POPULATION
Wiktoria Wojciechowska*, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Agnieszka Olszanecka, Lukasz Klima, Jerzy Gasowski, Tomasz Grodzicki, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Danuta Czarnecka
Pages: 40 - 40
Left ventricular diastolic function declines with aging and hypertension. It is well known that elevated blood pressure results in increased arterial stiffness. The study aims to determine the relationship between arterial stiffness and left ventricular diastolic function in general population.
Methods:...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
1.4 CHILDHOOD DETERMINANTS OF EARLY ADULT ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS
K.J. Cruickshank, L. Faconti*, M.J. Silva, O.R. Molaodi, Z.E. Enayat, A. Cassidy, A. Karamanos, U.M. Read, P. Dall, B. Stansfield, S. Harding
Pages: 40 - 40
Childhood determinants of aortic pulse wave velocity [PWV] are poorly understood. We tested how factors measured twice previously in childhood in the MRC ‘DASH’ study, particularly body mass (BMI) components and BP, affected PWV in young adults.
Methods: Of 6643 London children, aged 11–13 y, from 51...
Proceedings Article
Candidate IL-2 -330 T/G Polymorphism in Javanese with Schizophrenia
Sutan Dassep Purnama, Mustafa M. Amin, Elmeida Effendy
Background: Schizophrenia is a complex disorder involving multiple genes with mild to moderate effects and non-genetic risk factors such as environmental and psychological influences. A significant reduction in interleukin-2 -330 T/G production by peripheral lymphocytes is an immunological finding replicated...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
1.3 PAST SMOKERS DECELERATE VASCULAR AGING IN THE LONG TERM
Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios*, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Ioakeimidis, Athanasios Aggelis, Panagiotis Xaplanteris, Panagiota Pietri, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Pages: 39 - 40
Objectives: Smoking has an unfavorable effect on arterial properties. Vascular aging is an independent predictor of cardiovascular risk. We examined the effect of quitting smoking on the progression of arterial stiffness.
Methods: 142 subjects (mean age 51.9 ± 10.8 years, 94 men) with no established...
Proceedings Article
Study on properties of composite laminate with a hole in the hygrothermal environment
Shaohua Ma, Liang Xu, Bingqiang Fei, Li Hui
The influence of hygrothermal environment on compressive property of woven carbon fiber epoxy resin composite was investigated via tensile and compress tests under different hygrothermal environment. Moisture absorption, tensile and compressive properties, failure modes, FTIR and dynamic mechanical property...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P8.15 THE RELATION BETWEEN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS-RELATED, AND STEADY BLOOD PRESSURE COMPONENTS AND LEFT ATRIAL VOLUME IN THE CONTEXT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS INDEX
Marta Rojek, Jerzy Gasowski*, Marek Rajzer, Tomasz Pizon, Danuta Czarnecka
Pages: 37 - 37
Objective: To check of relation between blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness parameters and measures of left atrial volume to verify whether it is the arterial stiffness-related BP parameters or mean arterial pressure (MAP)that could be responsible for increase in risk of atrial fibrillation.
Methods:...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P8.14 ELASTIC MODULUS OF HUMAN AORTAS AS A MEASURE OF STIFFNESS
Kathleen Connolly*, Ashraf Khir, Ye Li, Yasmin Yasmin, Ian Wilkinson
Pages: 37 - 37
Background: Although arterial stiffness is of clinical interest, data on the elastic modulus of the human aortic wall are scarce. The aim of this work is to directly measure the elastic modulus of human aorta ex vivo.
Methods: Using a standard tensiometer, we measured the elastic modulus (E) of human...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Vascular compliance during insulin infusion and oral glucose challenge
Houry Puzantian, Ari Mosenkis, Raymond R. Townsend
Pages: 36 - 41
Background: Vascular stiffness predicts cardiovascular disease (CVD). Pulse wave velocity (PWV), reflecting vascular stiffness, though determined largely by mean arterial pressure; is also sensitive to insulin and glucose. Capacitance in small (C2) and large vessels (C1), reflecting vascular responsiveness...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P8.9 EFFECT OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONISATION THERAPY ON THE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
Anna Przybyla*, Danuta Czarnecka
Pages: 36 - 36
Development of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in recent years became a breakthrough in treatment of severe heart failure, as it improves exercise capacity, reduces a rate of hospitalisations due to heart failure exacerbation, and the mortality rate, as well as improves quality of patients’ life....
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P8.8 CENTRAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN COPD
Ali Albarrati*, Nichola Gale, Maggie Munnery, Sujoy Saikia, Dennis Shale, John Cockcroft
Pages: 36 - 36
Introduction: Increased arterial stiffness is a marker of cardiovascular disease and suggested to beassociated with impaired lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, whether patients with mild COPD have increased arterial stiffness and what factors are linked to is still...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P8.7 VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL SENESCENCE AND METABOLIC SYNDROME
Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios*, Charalambos Vachopoulos, Nikolaos Ioakeimidis, Athanasios Aggelis, Panagiotis Xaplanteris, Panagiota Pietri, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Pages: 35 - 36
Objectives: Vascular aging and metabolic syndrome (MS) are both independent predictors of cardiovascular events. We examined whether MS accelerates the progression of vascular aging.
Methods: 142 subjects (mean age 51.9±10.8 years, 94 men) with no established cardiovascular disease were investigated...
Series: Advances in Engineering Research
Proceedings Article
Preparation of An Extractant-Impregnated Resin Containing 4-tert-butyl-2-(α-methylbenzyl) phenol and Its Adsorption for Cs+
Haining Liu, Li Sun, Chaoming Quan, Yaoqiang Hu, Xiushen Ye, Zhijian Wu
The adsorption of Cs+ by a novel extractant-impregnated resin (EIR), was studied using batch adsorption experiments. The new EIR was prepared by impregnating 4-tert-butyl-2-( -methylbenzyl) phenol (t-BAMBP) onto AB-8 macroporous resin beads. Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and the Fourier Transform Infrared...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Antiretroviral treatment and time since HIV-1 diagnosis are associated with large artery stiffness in sub-Saharan African HIV-1 patients
Titus F. Msoka, Gary P. Van Guilder, Yvo M. Smulders, Marceline van Furth, John A. Bartlett, Michiel A. van Agtmael
Pages: 34 - 41
Background: 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...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P8.1 CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Francesca Battista*, Giacomo Pucci, Elena Bartoloni Bocci, Francesca Cannarile, Alessia Alunno, Fabio Anastasio, Roberto Gerli, Giuseppe Schillaci
Pages: 34 - 34
Background: Although a few studies have suggested an alteration in aortic stiffness in patients with systemic sclerosis (SS), a disease characterized by immunological and microvascular changes and by tissue fibrosis, the functional properties of the large arteries have been understudied in SS.
Methods:...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P7.20 THE IMPACT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IS INDEPENDENT OF GENDER IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION
Raimundo Jenner, Luiz Bortolotto*, Valéria Costa-Hong, Silvia Souza, Sandra Teixeira, Heno Lopes, Geraldo Lorenzi, Eduardo Krieger, Luciano Drager
Pages: 34 - 34
Introduction: In men with hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased arterial stiffness. However, it is not clear if the impact of OSA on patients with hypertension is similar in women.
Methods: We recruited consecutive patients with established diagnosis of hypertension...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P7.19 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND DISEASE-RELATED ORGAN DAMAGE IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
Giacomo Pucci*, Francesca Battista, Elena Bartoloni Bocci, Fabio Anastasio, Mariano Crapa, Leandro Sanesi, Roberto Gerli, Giuseppe Schillaci
Pages: 34 - 34
Hypothesis: increased arterial stiffness has been reported in subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared with healthy controls. In SLE, indexes of organ damage are related to a poor clinical status and worse prognosis independently from the activity of the disease. Data are controversial...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Association of serum paraoxonase activity with lipid profile, APO-A and APO-B in subjects with different levels of HDL
Maryam Teimouri, Hashem Nayeri
Pages: 32 - 39
Background: Coronary heart diseases are inversely related to plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level. Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is mainly associated with HDL and plays a vital role in protection of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and HDL. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Validity and reliability of carotid-toe pulse wave velocity as a measure of arterial stiffness in healthy individuals: Comparison to carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity
Stephen A. Klassen, Kylie S. Dempster, Daniele Chirico, Deborah D. O’Leary
Pages: 32 - 38
Purpose: The present investigation evaluated the validity and reliability of carotid-toe PWV (ctPWV) as a non-intrusive measure of systemic arterial stiffness in healthy young adults.
Methods: The Validity Trial examined the association and agreement between cfPWV and ctPWV in 33 adults (24 ± 2 years;...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Validation of a new piezo-electronic device for non-invasive measurement of arterial pulse wave velocity according to the artery society guidelines
Margarita S. Morales, Paula E. Cuffaro, Jessica Barochiner, Marcelo A. Rada, Jose Alfie, Lucas Aparicio, Marcos Marin, Carlos R. Galarza, Gabriel D. Waisman
Pages: 32 - 37
Our aim was to validate a new device for pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement – Aortic according to the recommendations of the Artery Society and using SphygmoCor as the comparator device.
Methods: 85 subjects 18–80 years-old from both sexes were included, divided into 3 age-groups: <30, 30–60 and...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P7.13 RELATION OF PARAMETERS OF VASCULAR STIFFNESS TO CARDIAC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN PATIENTS AT RISK OF OR WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Luca Faconti*, Charlotte E. Mills, Virginia Govoni, Maria L. Casagrande, Andrew J. Webb, Kennedy J. Cruickshank
Pages: 32 - 33
Objective: To investigate the relationship between arterial function and cardiac, especially left ventricular (LV) diastolic, function, in people at risk of or with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
Design and method: 64 patients (48% non-European) participated in the study. Cardiac indices were obtained by 2-dimensional...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P7.10 MULTI-SITE ULTRASOUND ASSESSMENT OF ARTERIAL REMODELING AND DISTENSIBILITY IN MARATHON RUNNERS
Rosa Maria Bruno*, Elisabetta Bianchini, Nicole Di Lascio, Francesco Stea, Kristian Ujka, Alberto Marabotti, Erik Stroeken, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Lorenza Pratali
Pages: 32 - 32
Objective: to investigate features of arterial remodeling and distensibility in marathon runners by a multi-site, non-invasive approach.
Methods: 46 marathon runners (M) and 15 age-sex- and BMI matched sedentary (S) individuals were recruited (men 70 vs 67%, p=0.83; age 44±7 vs 43±6 years, p=0.62; BMI...
Proceedings Article
Relationship between Serum Lipid Index, C Reaction Protein (CRP), Insulin Resistance and Coronary Artery Disease in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Complicated with Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease (CAHD) and Correlation Analysis
Hui Li, Zhanhua Li, FanJin Zeng, Shuhuai Guo
Objective: To investigate the relationship between serum lipid index, C Reaction protein (CRP), insulin resistance level and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) complicated with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAHD) and its correlation. Method: Select 62 CAHD...
Journal: Intensive Care Research
Case Report
Unusually High Global End Diastolic Index Associated with Optimal Cardiac Index in Two Critically Ill Patients
Xiaoqing Wu, Desheng Chen, Chen Li, Jun Duan
Pages: 31 - 33
The optimal management of hemodynamic disorders among critically ill patients requires an accurate assessment of hemodynamic status. Global End Diastolic Index (GEDI) is taken for a more reliable indicator of preload in critically ill patients than central venous pressure and doctors tend to arrange...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P7.7 TESTOSTERONE LEVELS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR ORGAN DAMAGE
Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios*, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Ioakeimidis, Athanassios Angelis, Panagiota Pietri, Mahmoud Abdelrasoul, Christos Georgakopoulos, Dimitris Tousoulis
Pages: 31 - 31
Purpose: Testosterone levels are decreased in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive subjects with similar age. Measurements of carotid IMT or aortic stiffness are reasonable for detecting vascular organ damage (OD) in patients with arterial hypertension. We investigated whether low testosterone...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Aortic calcification, arterial stiffness and bone mineral density in patients with COPD☆
Charlotte E. Bolton, Carmel M. McEniery, Vimal Raj, Barry J. McDonnell, Adrian K. Dixon, Margaret Munnery, Ramsey Sabit, Nicholas Screaton, Michael Stone, Ian B. Wilkinson, Dennis J. Shale, John R. Cockcroft
Pages: 30 - 36
Background: Increased arterial stiffness, using aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been demonstrated in patients with COPD. However, mechanisms underlying this remain unclear. We explored the contribution of aortic calcification to large artery haemodynamics and its association to bone mineral density...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P7.2 VERY EARLY CLINICAL VASCULAR AND HEART MARKERS OF NEWLY RECOGNIZED HYPERTENSION IN MIDDLE AGE ADULTS
Olga Siga*, Jarosαaw Królczyk, Anna Dzieża-Grudnik, Jolanta Walczewska, Barbara Wizner, Tomasz Grodzicki
Pages: 30 - 30
The aim of this study was to evaluate vascular and echocardiographic markers of hypertension (HT) in subjects with newly diagnosed HT before treatment started.
We studied 32 patients with newly diagnosed HT without pharmacological therapy (HT group) and 31 healthy ones (control group). ABPM were performed...
Journal: Artery Research
Research Article
Flow-mediated slowing of brachial-radial pulse wave velocity: Methodological aspects and clinical determinants
Nicholas Cauwenberghs, Yenthel Heyrman, Lutgarde Thijs, Wen-Yi Yang, Fang-Fei Wei, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Jan A. Staessen, Tatiana Kuznetsova
Pages: 29 - 37
Background: Recent studies proposed that deceleration in pulse wave velocity (PWV) following reactive hyperaemia might reflect arterial distensibility and endothelial function. We therefore investigated methodological aspects and clinical determinants of new indexes of flow-mediated slowing (FMS) of...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P7.1 INCREASED PLATELET REACTIVITY IS RESPONSIBLE OF MODIFICATIONS OF THROMBIN GENERATION IN PATIENTS WITH UNCONTROLLED ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
Jeremy Lagrange*, Yvonne Weihert, Susanne Karbach, Philip Wenzel
Pages: 29 - 30
Background: Hypertensive crisis is an extreme phenotype of increased blood pressure that can lead to organs failure and thrombotic complications. Recently, we were able to show an angiotensin II driven FXI-thrombin amplification loop leading to vascular injury in experimental hypertension.
Objective:...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P6.20 ROLE OF ALTERED VASCULAR REACTIVITY IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS
Rosa Maria Bruno*, Guido Giardini, Sandro Malacrida, Bruna Catuzzo, Sabina Armenia, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Raffaele Brustia, Paolo Laveder, Paolo Salvi, Emmanuel Cauchy, Lorenza Pratali
Pages: 29 - 29
Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the physiological vascular adaptation to exposure to high altitude and to test the hypothesis that its impairment might play a role in the pathophysiology of acute mountain sickness (AMS).
Methods: 34 healthy volunteers (age 38±11years, 13 women) were studied...
Journal: Artery Research
Conference Abstract
P6.18 CARDIOVASCULAR TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN PREMENOPAUSAL SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS PATIENTS AND IN CONTROLS; ARE THERE ANY DIFFERENCES?
A. Paini*, L. Andreoli, M. Salvetti, F. Dall’Ara, S. Piantoni, C. Donini, C. Agabiti Rosei, F. Bertacchini, D. Stassaldi, E. Agabiti Rosei, A. Tincani, M.L. Muiesan
Pages: 29 - 29
Background: In patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) a greater prevalence of structural and functional cardiovascular (CV) alterations has been described, possibly explaining the higher incidence of CV events, as compared to subjects matched for age and sex.
Aim of this study was to analyze...