Arterial stiffness, a leading marker of risk in hypertension, can be measured at material or
structural levels, with the latter combining effects of the geometry and composition of the …

A healthy aorta exerts a powerful cushioning function, which limits arterial pulsatility and
protects the microvasculature from potentially harmful fluctuations in pressure and blood …

A hipertensão arterial (HA) é uma doença crônica não transmissível (DCNT) definida por
níveis pressóricos, em que os benefícios do tratamento (não medicamentoso e/ou …

SciELO - Brasil - Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020 Diretrizes Brasileiras de
Hipertensão Arterial – 2020 Acessibilidade / Reportar erro Brasil Lista alfabética de periódicos …

Aging is the main risk factor for vascular disease and ensuing cardiovascular and
cerebrovascular events, the leading causes of death worldwide. In a progressively aging …

Rationale: Previous studies on the relationship between diabetes and arterial stiffness were
mostly cross-sectional. A few longitudinal studies focused on one single direction. Whether …

The cushioning function of large arteries encompasses distension during systole and recoil
during diastole which transforms pulsatile flow into a steady flow in the microcirculation …

Importance Elevated systolic blood (SBP) pressure is a leading global health risk.
Quantifying the levels of SBP is important to guide prevention policies and interventions …

Excess reactive oxygen species production by mitochondria is a key mechanism of age-
related vascular dysfunction. Our laboratory has shown that supplementation with the …

An individual participant data meta-analysis was conducted in the data of 14 673 Japanese
participants without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) to examine the association of …