The great incidence of cardiovascular (CV) diseases in the world spurs the search for new
solutions to enable an early detection of pathological processes and provides more precise …

Epidemiological studies support the notion that arterial stiffness is an independent predictor
of adverse cardiovascular events contributing significantly to systolic hypertension, impaired …

Elevated blood pressure is the leading heritable risk factor for cardiovascular disease
worldwide. We report genetic association of blood pressure (systolic, diastolic, pulse …

Aims Progressive aortic stiffening eventually leads to left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and
heart failure if left untreated. Anti-hypertensive agents have been shown to reverse this to …

Background: Few data exist on the contemporary profiles and outcomes of patients with
significant aortic regurgitation (AR). Objectives: This study sought to assess the benefits of …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive disease that arises from multiple etiologies
and ultimately leads to right heart failure as the predominant cause of morbidity and …

From a chronological viewpoint, medical treatment of the elderly (geriatrics) starts from the
age of 65 years old. This definition per se is nowadays certainly not really an adequate …

Objective: The association between erectile dysfunction (ED), hypogonadism,
cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes is well documented, but long-term data are …

Accumulation of amyloid-β is a key neuropathological feature in brain of Alzheimer's disease
patients. Alterations in cerebral haemodynamics, such as arterial impulse propagation …

Abstract Purpose of Review Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin required for the activation of
several vitamin K-dependent proteins to confer functioning. A growing body of evidence …