Aortic stiffness: epidemiology, risk factors, and relevant biomarkers

R Angoff, RC Mosarla, CW Tsao - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aortic stiffness (AoS) is a maladaptive response to hemodynamic stress and both modifiable
and non-modifiable risk factors, and elevated AoS increases afterload for the heart. AoS is a …

Ethnicity and arterial stiffness

AE Schutte, R Kruger… - … , and vascular biology, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Early vascular aging reflects increased arterial stiffness of central blood vessels at young
chronological ages and powerfully predicts cardiovascular events and mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on vascular and metabolic health of vitamin D–deficient overweight and obese children: A randomized clinical trial

K Rajakumar, CG Moore, AT Khalid, AN Vallejo… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Obese children are vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency and impaired
cardiovascular health; vitamin D replenishment might improve their cardiovascular health …

Vascular ageing in youth: a call to action

RE Climie, C Park, A Avolio, JP Mynard… - Heart, Lung and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extensive evidence shows that risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) begin to
develop early in life. Childhood obesity and elevated blood pressure (BP) have become …

[HTML][HTML] Usefulness of machine learning in COVID-19 for the detection and prognosis of cardiovascular complications

A Zimmerman, D Kalra - Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2020 - imrpress.com
Since January 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly become a global
concern, and its cardiovascular manifestations have highlighted the need for fast, sensitive …

Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiometabolic disease and COVID-19 outcomes in White, Black/African American, and Latinx populations: physiological …

K Bunsawat, GJ Grosicki, S Jeong… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious respiratory illness
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) that began …

[HTML][HTML] Acute beetroot juice reduces blood pressure in young Black and White males but not females

GJ Grosicki, AA Flatt, BL Cross, JD Vondrasek… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
A complex interplay of social, lifestyle, and physiological factors contribute to Black
Americans having the highest blood pressure (BP) in America. One potential contributor to …

Exercise effects on arterial stiffness and heart health in children with excess weight: The SMART RCT

CL Davis, SE Litwin, NK Pollock, JL Waller… - International journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Introduction Childhood obesity and inactivity are associated with cardiovascular risk.
Evidence is limited for exercise effects on arterial health in children. Methods One hundred …

Creating inclusive schools to reduce health and well‐being disparities

CS Levine, KA Bourne, R Song… - Social and Personality …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the US, people with marginalized racial/ethnic, social class, sexual, and gender identities
often have worse physical and mental health than people with more privileged identities …

Association between estimated pulse wave velocity and cognitive performance in older black and white adults in NHANES

KS Heffernan, L Stoner, ML Meyer… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Aging-associated cognitive decline is greater in non-Hispanic Black (NHB)
adults than non-Hispanic White (NHW) adults. An important risk factor for cognitive decline …