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Introduction: Pulse wave velocity or (or VWV) may relate to muscle mass and body fat. We have included measurements for the above in the routine 12 channel ECG. Methods: A 12 channel ECG supplies impedance plethysmographic measurements at the four extremities at 40 kHz [1]. From these VWW was derived...

Objectives: Identification of factors associated with premature vascular aging in patients with arterial hypertension (AH). Methods: The study included 61 patients (29 men, 32 women) with 1–2 grade AH without cardiovascular complications, aged 40 to 60 years, of which 28 (45.9%) had type 2 diabetes....

Background: Increased risk for cardiovascular diseases is associated with diabetes, can be partially attributed to endothelial dysfunction. However, the cumulative factors leading to endothelial dysfunction in Type 2 DM are not clear. In the current study, a novel attempt was made to understand factors...

Background: Stiffening of the aorta has been associated with microvascular structural brain damage and cognitive dysfunction in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, probably due to the reduced wave reflection at the interface between carotid and aorta and transmission of excessive flow pulsatility...

Puskop Kartika Hasanuddin Kodam XIV / Hsn experienced a decline in operating income/turnover in 2022 vs 2023, where the income of operations/turnover was a minus growth of -6%. The low income of operations/turnover was the main problem faced by Puskop Kartika Hasanuddin Kodam XIV / Hsn because the income...

Purpose/Background: We previously demonstrated in both longitudinal study and meta-analysis (pooled relative-risk RR, 2.45)[1,2] that all-cause and cardiovascular mortality is significantly higher in people with diabetes foot ulceration (DFU) than with those without a foot ulcer. In this prospective...

To fully grasp complex concepts like the heart, the digestive system, and other challenging systems, it is essential for medical students to rely on visual representations alongside written materials. Currently, students who wish to study the anatomy of different organs must rely on visual representations...

The production of Portland cement accounts for approximately 8% of the 37 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere annually. Unlike traditional concrete, geopolymer concrete significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% due to the absence of calcium carbonate conversion...

Background: Aortic dissection is a devastating condition, beginning with a tear through from intima to the medial layer, leading to splitting of aortic layers and creating the false and true lumen with a septum (or flap). Little is known about the properties of the dissection flap. Aim: To determine...

Objectives: Central pulse pressure (cPP) is responsible for vital organ hemodynamics, [1,2] and its monitoring is important for cardiovascular disease prevention. [3] Excess sodium intake and (micro)albuminuria, a manifestation of renal microvascular damage, are also known as strong predictors of cardiovascular...

The object is to explore the psychological intervention and nursing method in gynecologic malignancies during chemotherapy and improve clinical care effect. The methods since March 2012 - May 2014 were treated: 50 cases of gynecologic cancer patients were randomly divided into two groups (psychological...

Thalassemia major patients receive regular blood transfusions every 2–5 weeks, to maintain pretransfusion hemoglobin levels above 9–10.5 g/dl. In patients with thalassemia major, continuous blood transfusion can cause iron overload by increased serum ferritin levels. Accumulated iron is toxic to many...

Purpose: Understanding and prediction of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAA) progression are not well established yet and aortic dissection is frequently occurring on normally sized and mildly dilated aortas. Despite known theoretical associations between pressures and blood flow patterns there...

Introduction: Unraveling aortic cellular and extracellular microstructural and mechanical mechanisms triggered to maintain homeostasis in murine aortae during maturation and aging is fundamental to better understand remodeling in human arteriopathies [1]. Methods: This study, combining ex-vivo extension-inflation...

Background & Purpose: The femoral bifurcation houses complex flow recirculation that may be impacted by downstream peripheral resistance; however, conventional ultrasound is unable to quantify multi-directional flow to study these phenomena. The purpose of this study was to examine the multi-directional...

As the COVID-19 epidemic emerged, not only has people’s physical health been seriously threatened, but their mental health conditions also have been negatively affected. Under such circumstances, high school students’ emotion problems, especially anxiety, should be taken seriously. As students suffered...

Purpose/Background/Objective: Cognitive decline is highly prevalent amongst end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and is accelerated upon initiation of hemodialysis (HD) [1]. ESRD increases aortic stiffness and blood flow pulsatility, which may damage small vessels of target organs like the brain [2]....

Introduction: The skin may protect against the adverse haemodynamic effects of dietary salt by storing excess sodium in an osmotically inactive form, bound to glycosaminoglycans. However, this novel pathway has not been comprehensively studied in humans. Methods: 85 healthy volunteers (37 m, 48 f) <50...