Artery Research
2994 articles
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P3.9 PROGRESSION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND VASCULAR LESIONS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF GLYCEMIC ABNORMALITIES. A WARNING IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME
Pedro Forcada*, Carlos Castellaro, Jorge Chiabaut, Sergio Gonzalez, Carol Kotliar, Sebastian Obregon
Pages: 12 - 13
Introduction: Metabolic Syndrome (MS), is postulated as intermediate stage in the way to overt DBT, and probably the degree of vascular compromise in this stage could explain the higher proportion of CV complications in diabetics. If so, it should deserve an intensive prevention in MS to reduce DBT complications.
Objective:...
Research Article
Associations between smoking and alcohol use and arterial elasticity in patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension: A cross-sectional study
Noor-Ahmed Jatoi, Waleed-Ibrahim Al-Baker, Afnan Al-Muhanna, Fahad Al-Muhanna, Stella-Maria Kyvelou, Faisal Sharif
Pages: 12 - 18
Objective: To assess the relationship between smoking and alcohol use (separately and combined) on arterial stiffness in patients with essential hypertension.
Materials and Methods: We assessed never-treated newly diagnosed patients with essential hypertension (n = 446) aged 18–80 years (52% males)....
Research Article
Left atrial appendage dysfunction in acute embolic stroke young patients with sinus rhythm: Correlation with Tissue Doppler mitral annular systolic velocity
Rania Gaber, Mai Salama
Pages: 12 - 18
Background: Trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is a gold standard test for diagnosis of left atrial (LA) appendage function.
Aim: To evaluate left atrial appendage (LAA) dysfunction using mitral annular systolic velocity measured by tissue Doppler imaging “Sm” in acute embolic stroke young patients...
Research Article
Adiponectin negatively correlated with carotid arterial structure in the leptin-resistant Zucker diabetic fatty rat
Emmanuel Cosson, Paul Valensi, André Bado, Hubert Dabiré
Pages: 12 - 20
Background: Despite adipocytokines are implicated in arterial hemodynamic and stiffness, their effects on arterial histomorphometry remain poorly explored. The aim of the present study was to evaluate, in Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rats, a model of type 2 diabetes with leptin resistance, carotid arterial...
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P3.10 REGIONAL CAROTID MECHANICS IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED IN PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS
Oleg Kerbikov*, Ekaterina Borskaya, Irina Kaloshina, Anna Kaloshina, Olga Telnova, Natalia Ustyantseva, Maria Agakina
Pages: 13 - 13
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P3.12 URINARY LIVER-TYPE FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH AORTIC STIFFNESS IN MALE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PATIENTS
Kaido Paapstel, Mihkel Zilmer, Jaan Eha, Kaspar Tootsi*, Anneli Piir, Jaak Kals
Pages: 13 - 13
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P3.13 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS ASSESSED BY ULTRAFAST IMAGING IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS
Zoubir Mourad Bensalah
Pages: 13 - 13
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P3.14 ASSOCIATION OF CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND AORTIC STIFFNESS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN METABOLIC SYNDROME PATIENTS
Ligita Ryliskyte, Jurate Balsyte*, Jolita Badariene, Roma Puronaite, Rokas Navickas, Svetlana Solovjova, Kristina Ryliskiene, Jurgita Kuzmickiene, Aleksandras Laucevicius
Pages: 13 - 13
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P3.15 CARDIAC PERFORMANCE VASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND ERECTILE STATUS; A QUESTION OF A HEALTHY DIET
Athanasios Angelis*, Nikolaos Ioakeimidis, Mahmoud Abderasoul, Ioanna Gourgouli, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Dimitrios Terentes, Konstantinos Rokkas, Charalampos Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Pages: 13 - 14
Research Article
Carotid extra-media thickness increases with age, but is not related to arterial stiffness in adults
Hon Lam Choi, Jason S. Au, Maureen J. MacDonald
Pages: 13 - 19
Background: Assessment of carotid artery perivascular adipose tissue through carotid artery extra-media thickness (EMT) ultrasonography has emerged as a novel assessment technique that might contribute unique information to comprehensive evaluations of arterial health. Currently, there is a lack of research...
Review Article
Reducing arterial stiffness and wave reflection – Quest for the Holy Grail?
Azra Mahmud
Pages: 13 - 19
Arterial stiffness and wave reflection are fast emerging as therapeutic targets in their own right. While thiazide diuretics have little or no effect on either arterial stiffness or wave reflection, vasodilators including nitrates and phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors e.g., sildenafil, reduce wave...
Research Article
Aortic Stiffness in HIV Infection with and without Antiretroviral Therapy. A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
Giovanni Mulè, Giuseppe Mulè, Valeria Tranchida, Pietro Colletti, Giovanni Mazzola, Marcello Trizzino, Claudia Colomba, Antonio Cascio
Pages: 13 - 20
Background: The risk of Cardiovascular (CV) events is higher in HIV-infected patients (HIV+) compared to HIV-uninfected persons (HIV−). Large artery stiffness, a well-documented predictor of adverse CV prognosis, may mediate this enhanced risk. It is usually assessed by measuring aortic Pulse Wave Velocity...
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P3.16 CENTRAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE INFLUENCE ON LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY AND DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
Athanasios Angelis*, Charalampos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Ioakimidis, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Mahmoud Abdelrasoul, Christos Georgakopoulos, Ioannis Felekos, Konstantina Aggeli, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Pages: 14 - 14
Purpose: Vascular resistance remains a key determinant of arterial hypertension and target organ damage alters morbidity of the disease. Our aim is to investigate physiology and clinical relevance of the left ventricular and systemic vascular interaction in essential hypertension patients.
Methods:...
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P3.17 THE EFFECTS OF ALPHA 1-ADRENOCEPTOR-BLOCKADE BY DOXAZOSIN AND ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME-INHIBITION BY RAMIPRIL ON CENTRAL AND BRACHIAL BLOOD PRESSURE AND VASCULAR REACTIVITY IN MILD-TO-MODERATE HYPERTENSION: THE DOXAZOSIN RAMIPRIL STUDY
Andreas Jekell*, Majid Kalani, Thomas Kahan
Pages: 14 - 14
Objectives: To study whether inhibition of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system has effects on vascular function beyond blood pressure (BP) reduction alone.
Methods: Mild-to-moderate hypertensive patients (age 54±12 years, 34% women) were randomized double-blind to ramipril (10 mg od, n=33) or doxazosin...
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P3.18 COMPARISON OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CAROTID AND AORTIC CHANGES IN DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPERTENSION
Zbigniew Bociąga*, Joanna Jaroch, Ewa Kruszyńska, Maria Łoboz-Rudnicka, Barbara Rzyczkowska, Krystyna Łoboz-Grudzień
Pages: 14 - 14
Background: It is known that age, blood pressure and diabetes mellitus are determinants of arterial stiffness. There are no studies comparing impact of hypertension and diabetes on structural and functional carotid and aortic changes.
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate structural and functional...
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P3.19 ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN HYPERTENSIVES WITH WHITE COAT EFFECT VS. PATIENTS WITH MASKED UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION
Anna Szyndler*, Beata Graff, Jacek Wolf, Katarzyna Polonis, Ewa Swierblewska, Katarzyna Kunicka, Marzena Chrostowska, Krzysztof Narkiewicz
Pages: 14 - 15
Background: According to current ESH guidelines cardiovascular risk assessment is recommended in vast majority of patients with hypertension. However the groups of patients exist where risk assessment may be challenging.
Aim: The aim of our analysis was to compare risk factors, and target organ damage...
Research Article
Could BMP-2 and BMP-7 be biomarkers of coronary artery disease? A pilot clinical study
Saeed Nazemi, Atefeh Rezapour, Seyed Mohammad Hasan Moallem, Mohammad Afshar, Sepideh Elyasi, Elham Hashemi, Sheyda Golmohammadzadeh, Azadeh Zaerzadeh, Vahid Jomezadeh, Amir Hooshang Mohammadpour
Pages: 14 - 19
Background: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is utilized as an important tool for the global risk assessment of cardiovascular events in individuals with intermediate risk. BMP-2 is a powerful inducer of bone formation and exposure to BMP-2 in the arteries leads to the loss of vascular smooth muscle...
Research Article
Viscoelastic mechanical measurement of the healthy and atherosclerotic human coronary arteries using DIC technique
Alireza Karimi, Ahmad Shojaei, Reza Razaghi
Pages: 14 - 21
Purpose: Atherosclerotic is a specific form of vascular disease showed to be in charge of the 30% of mortalities in the United States alone. Many studies so far have been reported on the linear and nonlinear mechanical properties of the human and animal coronary arteries. However, the Quasilinear Viscoelastic...
Review Article
Vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation and the extracellular matrix
Maryam Heidari, Craig A. Mandato, Stephanie Lehoux
Pages: 14 - 18
Intervascular stents provide clinical benefits in preventing occlusive coronary artery disease after angioplasty, but intimal hyperplasia and restenosis after stent implantation remains an unresolved problem. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), the main component of medial layer of arteries, play an...
Research Article
Sleep Quality is associated with Central Arterial Stiffness in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-sectional Pilot Study
Youngju Choi, Nobuhiko Akazawa, Asako Zempo-Miyaki, Song-Gyu Ra, Seiji Maeda
Pages: 14 - 19
This study aimed to investigate the associations between sleep quality and arterial stiffness in healthy postmenopausal women. A total of 31 healthy postmenopausal women aged between 50 and 74 years participated in this study. Objectively and subjectively measured sleep quantity and quality were concomitantly...
Conference Abstract
P3.21 ASSOCIATIONS OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR AND ITS BINDING PROTEIN-2 AND 3 WITH BLOOD PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PERIMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Agnieszka Olszanecka*, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Danuta Czarnecka
Pages: 15 - 15
IGFs and their binding proteins are increasingly recognized as important in understanding the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. During the transition from premenopause to postmenopause, many women experience weight gain, hence we hypothesized that circulating growth hormones can play a role in...
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P4.1 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Luca Zanoli*, Stefania Rastelli, Jean-Philippe Empana, Pierre Boutouyrie, Stephane Laurent, Pietro Castellino
Pages: 15 - 15
Background: Arterial stiffness is increased with chronic inflammatory disorders. The reduction of inflammation by immunomodulatory therapy is associated with a restoration of arterial function.
Objectives: To determine whether carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) is increased in subjects with...
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P4.2 CORONARY RISK IN RELATION TO GENETIC VARIATION IN MEOX2 AND TCF15 IN A FLEMISH POPULATION
Wen-Yi Yang, Thibault Petit, Lutgard Thijs, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Lotte Jacobs, Azusa Hara, Fang-Fei Wei, Erika Salvi, Lorena Citterio, Yu-Mei Gu, Judita Knez, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, Matteo Barcella, Cristina Barlassina, Paolo Manuta, Tatiana Kuznetsova*, Daniele Cusi, Peter Verhamme, Aernout Luttun, Jan Staessen
Pages: 15 - 15
Aims: In mice, MEOX2/TCF15 heterodimers are highly expressed in heart endothelial cells and are involved in the transcriptional regulation of lipid transport. We investigated whether coronary heart disease (CHD) in humans is associated with variation in these genes.
Methods and results: In 2027 participants...
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P4.3 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN OLDER ADULTS: RESULTS OF THE SAPALDIA 3 COHORT STUDY
Simon Endes*, Emmanuel Schaffner, Seraina Caviezel, Julia Dratva, Christine S. Autenrieth, Miriam Wanner, Brian Martin, Daiana Stolz, Marco Pons, Alexander Turk, Robert Bettschart, Christian Schindler, Nino Künzli, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss
Pages: 15 - 16
We examined cross-sectional associations of self-reported PA intensities with arterial stiffness in elderly Caucasians of the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA). Mixed central and peripheral arterial stiffness was measured oscillometrically by the cardio-ankle...
Review Article
Vascular adaptation to extreme conditions: The role of hypoxia
Rosa Maria Bruno, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Lorenza Pratali
Pages: 15 - 21
The study of vascular adaptation to extreme conditions, and in particular to hypoxia, represents a unique opportunity in cardiovascular physiology, with relevant translational implications. First, it has crucial clinical consequences for about 140 million people worldwide living at high altitude and...
Mini Review
Structural proteins and arterial ageing
Michael J. Sherratt
Pages: 15 - 21
In common with most dynamic tissues, the mechanical properties of arteries are determined by the relative composition and architecture of key structural extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins including fibrillar collagens and elastic fibre components. Although it is apparent that age-related loss of ECM...
Research Article
Racial differences in relation between carotid and radial augmentation index☆
Jun Sugawara, Hidehiko Komine, Mutsuko Yoshiwaza, Takashi Tarumi, Seiji Maeda, Hirofumi Tanaka
Pages: 15 - 18
Background: Augmented central artery wave reflection is a cardiovascular disease risk factor. Augmentation index (AI) obtained from peripheral artery waveforms provides qualitatively similar information to AI from central artery waveforms. Little information is available, however, regarding the influence...
Research Article
Non-invasive assessment of allometric scaling laws in the human coronary tree
Damian Craiem, Mariano E. Casciaro, Sebastian Graf, Enrique P. Gurfinkel, Ricardo L. Armentano
Pages: 15 - 23
Assessing the geometry of the coronary arteries in a patient can help to better explain coronary artery disease (CAD) development. Allometric scaling functions were successfully applied to describe how essential materials are transported through recursive networks, also observed in the coronary tree....
Conference Abstract
P4.4 INHIBITION OF ARTERIAL CALCIFICATION BY MATRIX GLA PROTEIN AS DETERMINANT OF RENAL FUNCTION IN THE GENERAL POPULATION
Fangfei Wei*, Nadja E.A. Drummen, Lutgarde Thijs, Lotte Jacobs, Marjo H.J. Knapen, Thibaut Petit, Wenyi Yang, Zhenyu Zhang, Yumei Gu, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Peter Verhamme, Pieter Evenepoel, Cees Vermeer, Jan A. Staessen
Pages: 16 - 16
Background: Carboxylation of matrix Gla protein (MGP), a vitamin K dependent process, activates the protein to a powerful inhibitor of arterial calcification. Circulating dephosphorylated and uncarboxylated MGP (dp-ucMGP) and total uncarboxylated MGP (t-ucMGP) are associated with macrovascular disease....
Conference Abstract
P4.5 VASCULAR HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF THE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS (VASOTENS) REGISTRY: RATIONALE, DESIGN AND METHODS OF AN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY FOR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS TELEMONITORING
Stefano Omboni*, Igor N. Posokhov, Gianfranco Parati, Anatoli Rogoza, Alberto Avolio, Ernesto Cardona Muñoz, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Vladimir Gorbunov, Elena Grigoricheva, Alexandra Konradi, Viktoria Korneva, Yulia Kotovskaya, Natalya Kulikova, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Giuseppe Mulè, Iana Orlova, Carmine Savoia, Giuseppe Schillaci, Parounak Zelveian, Elena Zheleznyak
Pages: 16 - 16
Background: Ambulatory (A) blood pressure (BP), central BP and pulse wave velocity (PWV) are parameters recommended by hypertension guidelines for estimating BP control and vascular impairment. Recent advances in technology made available devices allowing combined non-invasive estimation of these parameters...
Conference Abstract
P4.6 GREATER CAROTID CIRCUMFERENTIAL WALL STRESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCIDENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES – THE HOORN STUDY
Veronica Onete*, Ronald Henry, Miranda Schram, Jacqueline Dekker, Giel Nijpels, Coen Stehouwer
Pages: 16 - 17
Introduction: Arterial remodeling is an adaptive phenomenon aimed at maintaining circumferential wall stress (CWS) within operating limits. It is characterized by widening of the inter-adventitial diameter (IAD) and increases in intima-media thickness (IMT). This process is maladaptive when CWS increases...
Research Article
Peripheral blood flow regulation in response to sympathetic stimulation in individuals with down syndrome
Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp, Sang Ouk Wee, Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Tracy Baynard, Bo Fernhall
Pages: 16 - 21
Background: Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) experience autonomic dysfunction, with reduced sympathetic and parasympathetic control. This results in alterations in resting heart rate and blood pressure and attenuated responses to sympathoexcitatory stimuli. It is unknown to what extent this impacts...
Research Article
Acute effect of coffee consumption on arterial stiffness, evaluated using an oscillometric method
Darío Echeverri, Alejandro Pizano, Félix R. Montes, Pedro Forcada
Pages: 16 - 32
Introduction: Previous studies show contradictory results related to the vascular effects of coffee; they suggest that caffeine increases arterial stiffness and negatively impacts vascular health, the aim of this study is to evaluate the acute coffee effects on the vascular stiffness.
Methods and materials:...
Research Article
Longitudinal follow-up of ascending versus abdominal aortic aneurysm formation in angiotensin II-infused ApoE−/− mice
Bram Trachet, M. Renard, C. Van der Donckt, S. Deleye, J. Bols, G.R.Y. De Meyer, S. Staelens, B.L. Loeys, P. Segers
Pages: 16 - 23
Purpose: To explore new imaging techniques to elucidate some of the differences between both abdominal and ascending aortic aneurysms in the angiotensin II mouse model.
Procedures: Angiotensin II-infusing pumps were implanted in male ApoE−/− mice (n = 10). In vivo micro-CT, ultrasound and Positron emission...
Conference Abstract
P4.7 PLASMA COPPER AND CERULOPLASMIN IN RELATION TO CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY
Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek*, Joanna Platek, Halina Mrowiec, Stanislaw Walas, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Lukasz Klima, Szczepan Zapotoczny, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Danuta Czarnecka
Pages: 17 - 17
Copper participates in the redox mechanisms and is a cofactor of enzymes responsible for appropriate structure of elastic fibres. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between plasma copper as well as ceruloplasmin concentrations and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV).
The study...
Conference Abstract
P4.8 ASSOCIATIONS OF MID-LIFE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS WITH LATER LIFE COGNITIVE FUNCTION
Chloe Park*, Therese Tillin, Robert Stewart, Nish Chaturvedi, Alun Hughes
Pages: 17 - 17
Background: Mid-life cardiovascular risk factors may be detrimental to cognitive function in later life; however results are inconsistent. We investigated the impact of mid-life blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and obesity on cognitive function.
Methods: In a community based sample aged 49.6±6years:...
Conference Abstract
P4.9 ENDOTHELIN-1 IS LINKED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND INTERLEUKIN-6 IN BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN: THE SABPA STUDY
Christine Du Plooy, Ruan Kruger, Carina Mels, Hugo Huisman*
Pages: 17 - 17
Up-regulation of ET-1 activates inflammatory cells such as macrophages that release pro-inflammatory mediators such interleukin-6 which promote vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, leading to arterial stiffness.
Included in this study were 194 black and 197 white South-Africans. Cardiovascular...
Conference Abstract
P4.10 ASSOCIATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS WITH BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY
Wiktoria Wojciechowska*, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Agnieszka Olszanecka, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Danuta Czarnecka
Pages: 17 - 18
Increase of arterial stiffness is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Short term blood pressure (BP) variability is recognised as a marker and a risk factor for cardiovascular complications. The study aims to determine the relation between arterial stiffness and short...
Corrigendum
Corrigendum to “Associations between smoking and alcohol use and arterial elasticity in patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension: A cross-sectional study” [Artery Res 20 (2017), 12–18]
Noor-Ahmed Jatoi, Waleed-Ibrahim Al-Baker, Afnan Al-Muhanna, Fahad Al-Muhanna, Abdullah Al-Hweish, Abdullah Al-Rubaish, Stella-Maria Kyvelou, Faisal Sharif
Pages: 17 - 17
Research Article
A new statistical phase offset technique for the calculation of in vivo pulse wave velocity
John Runciman, Martine McGregor, Gonçalo Silva, Gabrielle Monteith, Laurent Viel, Luis G. Arroyo
Pages: 17 - 27
Pulmonary blood pressure measurements were collected from 5 clinically healthy horses. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) values were calculated using five techniques, four existing (minimum foot-to-foot, F2F; maximum 1st derivative, M1D; maximum 2nd derivative, M2D; and cross correlation, CC) and the new statistical...
Research Article
A haplotype at the MMP-9 locus is associated with high-blood pressure and arterial stiffness in patients with essential hypertension
Azra Mahmud, Sixiang Zhou, Anthony W. Ryan, Paula Jerrard-Dunne, John Feely
Pages: 17 - 23
Background: Arterial stiffness is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events in hypertensive populations and is in part a heritable trait. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) plays an important role in vascular remolding. MMP-9 levels predict cardiovascular risk and are associated with aortic stiffness....
Conference Abstract
P4.11 ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN URBANIZED AFRICANS WITH LOW PLASMA RENIN LEVELS: THE SABPA STUDY
Johannes van Rooyen*, Rijane Swart, Carina Mels
Pages: 18 - 18
Background and objectives: It is known that high renin levels could damage the vasculature and may cause retinal detachment, stroke, heart failure and kidney failure. The objective of this part of the SABPA study was to determine if renin levels in low and high renin participants could contribute to...
Conference Abstract
P4.12 REFERENCE VALUES OF CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN ADULTS USING A VALIDATED NON-INVASIVE OSCILLOMETRIC METHOD
Bela Benczur*, Renata Bocskei, Attila Cziraki, Miklos Illyes
Pages: 18 - 18
Central systolic pressure (csBP) is strongly correlated with cardiovascular outcomes than brachial pressure. However, until recently there weren’t widely accepted reference values of csBP established yet. The aim of this work was to determine this missing values of csBP assessed by oscillometric method....
Conference Abstract
P4.13 HERITABILITY AND OTHER DETERMINANTS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN THE FAMILY-BASED POPULATION STUDY
M. Kloch-Badełek*, V. Tikhonoff, L. Thijs, W. Sakiewicz, K. Stolarz-Skrzypek, K. Narkiewicz, J. Staessen, T. Kuznetsova, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz, D. Czarnecka
Pages: 18 - 18
Background: Understanding to what extent genetic factors influence diastolic Doppler indexes is an important issue in view of the relation of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction with outcome. We, therefore, investigated in nuclear families recruited from the general population the heritability...
Conference Abstract
P4.14 PREVALENCE OF DIASTOLIC LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION IN EUROPEAN POPULATIONS BASED ON CROSS-VALIDATED DIAGNOSTIC THRESHOLDS
M. Kloch-Badelek*, T. Kuznetsova, W. Sakiewicz, V. Tikhonoff, A. Ryabikov, M. Loster, K. Stolarz-Skrzypek, L. Thijs, K. Narkiewicz, J. Staessen, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz, D. Czarnecka
Pages: 18 - 18
Objective: Different diagnostic criteria limit comparisons between populations in the prevalence of diastolic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. We aimed to compare across populations age-specific echocardiographic criteria for diastolic LV dysfunction as well as their correlates and prevalence.
Methods:...
Research Article
Effects of dynamic range variations on the Doppler flow velocities of common carotid arteries
Donboklang Lynser, Chhunthang Daniala, Aman Yusuf Khan, Evarisalin Marbaniang, Ibamelaker Thangkhiew
Pages: 18 - 23
Introduction: Doppler ultrasound is the commonest diagnostic tool used to evaluate the internal, external and common carotid arteries (CCA). Peak systolic velocity (PSV) is the best Doppler parameter for quantifying carotid artery degree of stenosis.
Materials and methods: Normal Doppler waveforms of...
Review Article
Vascular dysfunction: At the heart of cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms☆
T.T. van Sloten
Pages: 18 - 23
Vascular dysfunction may be an important pathway through which ageing and other factors, such as diabetes and obesity, can cause diseases of the heart and brain. Vascular dysfunction includes dysfunction of large arteries (due to arterial stiffness), the microcirculation (microvascular dysfunction) and...
Research Article
Estimates of arterial stiffness and central blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes: A comparison of SphygmoCor and Arteriograph
Christoffer Krogager, Niklas B. Rossen, Klavs W. Hansen, Søren T. Knudsen, Christian D. Peters, Hans Erik Bøtker, Per L. Poulsen, Esben Laugesen
Pages: 18 - 24
Background: The Arteriograph is a cuff-based oscillometric device for non-invasive assessment of central systolic blood pressure (cSBP), aortic augmentation index (Aix) and aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV). Reproducibility of Arteriograph measurements and the agreement with SphygmoCor in diabetic patients...
Conference Abstract
P4.15 BLOOD PRESSURE, BODY MASS INDEX AND ARTERIAL ELASTIC PROPERTIES IN YOUNG PEOPLE
Vasyl Yagensky
Pages: 19 - 19
Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is widely used for arterial stiffness assessment. Increased arterial stiffness is a predictor of cardiovascular risk in adults. There are limited data on PWV and its determinants in young people. Study was performed to compare PWV and its association with blood pressure (BP)...
Conference Abstract
P4.16 THE MYOTROPHOBLAST OF THE RAT PLACENTA: EX VIVO STUDY OF NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITION
Ilana Ariel, Galina Skarzinski, Vitali Belzer, Wiessam Abu-Ahmad, Zaid Abassi, Michael Bursztyn*
Pages: 19 - 19
Introduction: Endovascular trophoblasts (EVasT) of the rat express smooth muscle (SM) proteins and contract ex vivo upon exposure to endothelin-1 (ET1). Contraction is mediated via ET1 receptors A and B (ETA, ETB). In vascular SM ETB, in variance from ETA, exerts relaxation through activation of nitric...
Conference Abstract
P4.17 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
Mariella Catalano*, Giovanni Scandale, Gabriel Dimitrov, Marzio Minola, Martino Recchia, Francesca Galli, Gianni Carzaniga, Maria Carotta
Pages: 19 - 19
Increased arterial stiffness occurs in older patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). In this study we compared arterial stiffness and central hemodynamic parameters in young (< 60 years of age) PAD patients and controls. In 31 PAD patients with an ankle-brachial index (ABI≤ 0.9) and 42 controls,...
Conference Abstract
P4.18 THE ASSUMPTION THAT BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASES OVER CONSECUTIVE MEASUREMENTS IS FALSE: MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSIS AND GUIDELINES
Panagiota Veloudi*, Leigh Blizzard, Velandai Srikanth, Martin Schultz, James E. Sharman
Pages: 19 - 19
Background: There is anecdotal belief that clinic blood pressure (BP) drops over consecutive measurements. This has led to guideline recommendations to discard the first BP reading, or take only one reading if systolic BP (SBP) <140 mmHg. However, the magnitude and direction of change in SBP over...
Conference Abstract
P4.19 CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Dorota Drozdz*, Przemko Kwinta, Zbigniew Kordon, Katarzyna Zachwieja, Monika Miklaszewska, Krystyna Sztefko, Andrzej Rudzinski, Jacek Antoni Pietrzyk
Pages: 19 - 20
Cardiovascular diseases are substantial causes of mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of the study was an assessment of the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in children with CKD.
Material and methods: The study was conducted...
Research Article
Treatment of White Coat HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET 2) - Feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Study Protocol)
Michael Okorie, Khalid Ali, Stephen Bremner, Nigel Beckett, Stephen Jackson, Richard Quirk, Colin McAlister, Nicky Perry, John Potter, Christopher Bulpitt, Chakravarthi Rajkumar
Pages: 19 - 25
The results of HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) were crucial in providing evidence of benefit of the treatment of hypertension in those 80 years or older. Following a subsequent sub study analysis of the HYVET data there is a suggestion that 50% of patients in the main study had White Coat...
Editorial
Obituary (Life-time achievement award Artery17) Giuseppe Schillaci (27/09/1961, 21/12/2016)
Giacomo Pucci, Kennedy J. Cruickshank, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, John R. Cockcroft
Pages: 19 - 21
Research Article
Pulse pressure measured at the level of the femoral artery, but not at the level of the aorta, carotid and brachial arteries, is associated with the incidence of coronary heart disease events in a population with a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose metabolism – The Hoorn study
A.D. Protogerou, T.T. van Sloten, R.M.A. Henry, J.M. Dekker, Giel Nijpels, C.D.A. Stehouwer
Pages: 19 - 26
Introduction: Central (aortic or carotid) pulse pressure (PP) is more strongly associated with local organ damage and possibly mortality than brachial PP.
Aim: To investigate for the first time the association of femoral (f) PP with all-cause mortality, and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary...
Research Article
Performance assessment of pulse wave imaging using conventional ultrasound in canine aortas ex vivo and normal human arteries in vivo
Ronny X. Li, William Qaqish, Elisa E. Konofagou
Pages: 19 - 28
The propagation behavior of the arterial pulse wave may provide valuable diagnostic information for cardiovascular pathology. pulse wave imaging (PWI) is a noninvasive, ultrasound imaging-based technique capable of mapping multiple wall motion waveforms along a short arterial segment over a single cardiac...
Research Article
The assessment of carotid–femoral distance for aortic pulse wave velocity: Should it be estimated from body height?☆
Jan Filipovský, Otto Mayer, Milena Dolejšová, Jitka Seidlerová
Pages: 19 - 23
Background: Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) can be biased by the measurement of carotid–femoral (c-f) distance on body surface. We wondered whether the estimation of distance according to body height could be used.
Methods: Three cohorts of altogether 596 subjects (mean age 58.9 years) were studied....
Conference Abstract
P4.20 ASSESSMENT OF BODY COMPOSITION USING BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN HEALTHY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Monika Latka, Dorota Drozdz*, Tomasz Drozdz, Kinga Wojtowicz, Przemko Kwinta, Jacek Antoni Pietrzyk
Pages: 20 - 20
Introduction: Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) is becoming more widely used in clinical practice to measure water body compartments. BIA allows to calculate: total body water (TBW), lean body mass (LBM), fat mass (FM), intra- and extracellular water (ICW, ECW).
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate...
Conference Abstract
P4.21 MICROCIRCULATION EFFECTS OF OBESITY AND/OR DIET: A PRELIMINARY STUDY IN MICE
Nicole Di Lascio*, Francesca Lenzarini, Cristina Barsanti, Francesco Stea, Claudia Kusmic, Francesco Faita
Pages: 20 - 20
Obesity is becoming a global epidemic and is associated with cardiovascular disease. Genetic factors play a significant role in the disease etiology but less is known about the interaction between genes and diet composition. This study is aimed to investigate the effect of diet and/or genotype on microcirculation...
Conference Abstract
P5.1 FROM AORTIC FLOW VELOCITY TO CENTRAL PRESSURE: A NON-INVASIVE PROOF OF CONCEPT
Samuel Vennin*, Jordi Alastruey, Phil Chowienczyk
Pages: 20 - 20
Estimation of aortic and left ventricular (LV) pressure usually requires measurements that are difficult to acquire during the imaging required to obtain concurrent LV dimensions essential for determination of LV mechanical properties. We describe a novel method for deriving aortic pressure from the...
Conference Abstract
P5.2 FROM THE WAVE PROPAGATION MODEL TO A TRANSFER FUNCTION: A POSSIBILITY FOR PERSONALISATION
Bernhard Hametner*, Stephanie Parragh, Anita Gerstenmayer, Thomas Weber, Siegfried Wassertheurer
Pages: 20 - 21
Since aortic pressure cannot be measured noninvasively, pressure signals are often measured at more superficial arteries and a transfer function is applied to obtain a surrogate for the central pressure curve. These transformations are usually derived from measurements in a specific group of subjects...
Research Article
Porphyromonas gingivalis vesicles reduce MDA-LDL levels and aortic wall thickness in high fat diet induced atherosclerosis rats
Aditya Indra Mahendra, Jonny Karunia Fajar, Harapan Harapan, Teuku Heriansyah, Sumarno Reto Prawiro, Edi Widjajanto, Mohammad Saifur Rohman, Karyono Mintaroem, Budi Susetio Pikir, Yash Prashar
Pages: 20 - 27
Background: Recently, atherosclerosis-associated disease has been reported simultaneously increased. Whereas, to date, no atherosclerosis vaccine is available. Since the epitope mimicry between malondialdehyde low-density lipoprotein (MDA-LDL) and arginine specific epitope gingipain (Rgp) on the Porphyromonas...
Research Article
IL-17 producing CD4+CD45RO+ T-cells in atherosclerosis express GITR molecule
Atefe Ghamar Talepoor, Negar Behnamfar, Mohammad Javad Zibaeenezhad, Mehrnoosh Doroudchi
Pages: 20 - 28
Background: Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of vessel walls associated with infiltration of immune cells which their function is controlled by different co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory receptors. We investigated the expression of co-inhibitory molecules on the memory and effector...
Research Article
Vitamin E attenuates alcohol-induced aortic wall damage in rats
Leila Norouzi, Alireza Shirpoor, Mohammad-Hasan Khadem Ansari, Behrouz Ilkhanizadeh
Pages: 20 - 26
Background: In this study the effect of chronic ethanol consumption on vascular wall abnormality via oxidative stress was examined. It was also intended to find out whether vitamin E inhibits the abnormality induced by ethanol in rat vascular wall.
Methods: Twenty-four male wistar rats were divided...
Research Article
Sodium excretion as a modulator of genetic influence on arterial stiffness and other cardiovascular phenotypes
Katarzyna Stolarz, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Jitka Seidlerova, Edoardo Casiglia, Jan Filipovský, Jan Peleška, Yuri Nikitin, Jan A. Staessen, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, on behalf of the European Project On Genes in Hypertension (EPOGH) Investigators
Pages: 20 - 25
Hypertension is a chronic age-related disorder, affecting nearly 20% of all adult Europeans. This disease entails debilitating cardiovascular complications and is the leading cause for drug prescriptions in Europeans older than 50 years. Intensive research over the past two decades has so far failed...
Research Article
Hemodynamic Data Analysis and Site of Measurement in Children and Adolescents
Mirjam Močnik, Nataša Marčun Varda
Pages: 20 - 24
Pulse wave velocity is a method of functional vascular evaluation. The gold standard is the carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity measurement. However, the software allows measurement among radial, carotid and femoral artery. The goal of our prospective pilot study was to compare pulse wave velocity measurement...
Conference Abstract
P5.3 CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BIOMECHANICS OF THE RAT XENOGRAFT MODEL OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM BY RING TEST
Louise Marais*, Jianping Dai, Eric Allaire, Mustapha Zidi
Pages: 21 - 21
Setting up new strategies to prevent the growth and fatal rupture of aneurysms remains a challenge. The rat xenograft model of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been used to develop gene and cell therapies with the aim of countering the expansion of the diseased arterial wall. It is of primary importance...
Conference Abstract
P5.4 CENTRAL PRESSURE APPRAISAL: CLINICAL VALIDATION OF A SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MATHEMATICAL MODEL
Francesco Tosello, Andrea Guala*, Dario Leone, Carlo Camporeale, Giulia Bruno, Luca Ridolfi, Franco Veglio, Alberto Milan
Pages: 21 - 21
Increased blood pressure represents a major cardiovascular risk factor for western populations. Usually blood pressure is measured peripherally, but current evidence suggested that central blood pressure better predicts cardiovascular events. However, central blood pressure measurement is not feasible...
Conference Abstract
P5.5 COMPENSATORY EFFECT BETWEEN AORTIC STIFFENING AND REMODELLING DURING AGEING
Andrea Guala*, Carlo Camporeale, Luca Ridolfi
Pages: 21 - 21
The arterial tree exhibits a complex spatio-temporal wave pattern, whose healthy behaviour depends on a balance between mechanical and geometrical properties. Several clinical studies demonstrated that this balance progressively breaks down during ageing, when the aorta stiffens and remodels. This dual...
Conference Abstract
P5.6 CORONARY FLUID MECHANICS IN AN AGEING CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Andrea Guala*, Michele Scalseggi, Luca Ridolfi
Pages: 21 - 21
Coronary artery diseases are the most common type of cardiovascular diseases and have an increasing prevalence with age. Epidemiological studies demonstrated that coronary failure is associated with several pathologies (as atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, endothelial dysfunction, renal insufficiency)....
Review Article
Turner syndrome and guidelines for management of thoracic aortic disease: Appropriateness and utility
Hisham M.F Sherif
Pages: 21 - 29
Introduction: Current guidelines for management of thoracic aortic disease base clinical decision-making primarily on the aortic size. The risk of serious complications in genetically-triggered aortic disease is influenced by many other factors, currently not taken into account by the guidelines.
Methods:...
Research Article
Hepatic arterial changes following iodized oil chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma: Incidence and technical consequence
Ron C. Gaba, Tamara R. Brodsky, M. Grace Knuttinen, Benedictta O. Omene, Charles A. Owens, James T. Bui
Pages: 21 - 27
Objective: To describe the nature, incidence, and therapeutic consequence of hepatic arterial changes seen following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Methods: In this retrospective study, 46 patients with HCC underwent ≥ 2 TACE treatment sessions between...
Review Article
Identifying the vulnerable plaque: A review of invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities
Jan G. Kips, Patrick Segers, Luc M. Van Bortel
Pages: 21 - 34
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the current leading cause of death in industrialized countries. The vast majority of acute cardiovascular events (50–70%) are ascribed to thrombosis following rupture of a vulnerable plaque. Therefore there is an urgent need to discern vulnerable, unstable plaques...
Research Article
Real-world Accuracy of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Diagnosing Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphology: A Single Center UK Experience
Oliver James Harrison, Abdul Badran, Amer Harky, Daniel Muller, Benoy N. Shah, Sunil K. Ohri
Pages: 21 - 26
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) in assessing Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) morphology.
Methods: Case notes of 408 patients (>18 years old) undergoing elective Aortic Valve (AV) surgery over a 2-year period were retrospectively...
Conference Abstract
P5.7 A DATABASE OF VIRTUAL HEALTHY SUBJECTS AS A NEW TOOL TO ASSESS PHYSIOLOGICAL INDEXES AND ALGORITHMS BASED ON WAVE PROPAGATION
Marie Willemet*, Phil Chowienczyk, Samuel Vennin, Jordi Alastruey
Pages: 22 - 22
Many physiological indexes and algorithms based on pulse wave analysis have been suggested in order to better understand the physiology of arterial hemodynamics (e.g. pulse wave velocity, transfer functions for central blood pressure derivation). Because these tools are most often computed from hemodynamic...
Conference Abstract
P5.8 TOWARDS IN VIVO BIAXIAL CHARACTERISATION OF CAROTID ARTERY MECHANICS
Robert Holtackers*, Bart Spronck, Maarten Heusinkveld, Geneviève Crombag, Jos Op ’t Roodt, Tammo Delhaas, Eline Kooi, Evelien Hermeling, Koen Reesink
Pages: 22 - 22
Background: The relative content and loading of collagen and elastin in the arterial wall determine in vivo longitudinal pre-stretch. Assessment of arterial distensibility at varying longitudinal pre-stretch could improve characterisation of arterial collagen-elastin matrix properties. We introduce a...
Conference Abstract
P5.9 CARDIAC AND ARTERIAL CONTRIBUTION TO BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES WITH AGE
Elira Maksuti*, Nico Westerhof, Berend Westerhof, Michael Broomé, Nikos Stergiopulos
Pages: 22 - 22
During aging, systolic blood pressure (Ps) continuously increases over time, whereas diastolic pressure (Pd) first increases and then slightly decreases after middle-age. These pressure changes are usually explained by changes of the arterial system alone (increase in arterial stiffness and vascular...
Conference Abstract
P5.10 CHANGES IN MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FEMORAL ARTERY WALLS IN PIG MODEL OF ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
Robert Pasławski
Pages: 22 - 22
Arteriosclertic lesions leading to increased stiffnes of the walls. The goal of the research was to estimate changes in the mechanical properties of femoral artery in swine with experimentally induced arteriosclerotic changes by western type diet.
Methods: 32 white female pigs (40 kg), were divided...
Conference Abstract
P5.11 ROLE OF PRESSURE-DEPENDENT ARTERIAL OMPLIANCE IN MODULATING THE PHASE OF WAVE REFLECTIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR LV-AS COUPLING
Timothy Phan*, John Li
Pages: 22 - 23
Background: Arterial compliance is pressure-dependent due to the nonhomogeneous composition of the arterial wall. Wall distending pressure varies within each cardiac cycle, thus arterial compliance is dynamic and time-varying within any given cycle. As compliance is a component of the pulsatile load...
Research Article
Combinatorial effect of lower extremity blood flow restriction and low intensity endurance exercise on aorta of old male rats: Histomorphological and molecular approach
Mohammad-Abbas Bejeshk, Siyavash Joukar, Beydolah Shahouzehi, Majid Asadi-shekari, Mohammadamin Rajizadeh, Alireza Raji-amirhasani, Vida Naderi-boldaji
Pages: 22 - 31
Objective: Given the importance of knowing the effects of blood flow restriction (BFR) plus exercise training (BFR training) on the cardiovascular system, present study conducted to determine the effect of combination of BFR with low intensity endurance exercise on aorta of old rats.
Methods: Animal...
Research Article
Abdominal aortic size and volume by computed tomography angiography in population of Ukraine: Normal values by age, gender, and body surface area
Andriy Nykonenko, Andrei Balyuta, Yevhen Haidarzhi, Yevgen Yermolayev, Ivan Pertsov, Olexandr Nykonenko
Pages: 22 - 26
Background: Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is a standard tool for investigation of the abdominal aorta diseases. Currently, there are only a few published scientific articles devoted to the study of the infrarenal aortic size without pathology. The aim of the current work was to examine the indicators...
Research Article
Noninvasive evaluation of varying pulse pressures in vivo using brachial sphymomanometry, applanation tonometry, and Pulse Wave Ultrasound Manometry
Ronny X. Li, Ada Ip, Elena Sanz-Miralles, Elisa E. Konofagou
Pages: 22 - 28
The routine assessment and monitoring of hypertension may benefit from the evaluation of arterial pulse pressure (PP) at more central locations (e.g. the aorta) rather solely at the brachial artery. Pulse Wave Ultrasound Manometry (PWUM) was previously developed by our group to provide direct, noninvasive...
Research Article
Anatomic variations of the renal arteries from a local study population using 3D computed tomography angiography reconstruction images from a reference hospital in Cali, Colombia
Juan S. Calle Toro, Gabriel Prada, Sara Yukie Rodriguez Takeuchi, Robinson Pachecho, Gloria Baena, Ana M. Granados
Pages: 22 - 26
Purpose: With the advances in the new image techniques and 3D modeling, angiography computed tomography (A-CT) has became a very useful image for studying vessels. Renal artery (RA) variations are common, and have a clinical relevance in pre-operative planning. There are several descriptive studies made...
Mini Review
Arterial stiffening: Causes and consequences
Marina Cecelja, Phil Chowienczyk
Pages: 22 - 27
Increased arterial stiffness, as measured by pulse wave velocity, is increasingly recognised as an important predictor of future cardiovascular events. At present, the mechanisms leading to stiffening of large arteries and the processes underlying the association between arterial stiffness and cardiovascular...
Conference Abstract
P5.13 ESTIMATION OF CENTRAL SYSTOLIC PRESSURE: ARE PERIPHERAL WAVEFORMS AND TRANSFER FUNCTION NECESSARY?
Denis Chemla*, Sandrine Millasseau, Edmund Lau, P. Attal, Alain Nittenberg
Pages: 23 - 23
Background and aim: The degree of systolic pressure amplification (SPamp) from aorta to brachial artery depends on a number of variables including age, gender, heart rate and arterial stiffness. It is admitted that central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) cannot be predicted with sufficient accuracy from...
Conference Abstract
P5.14 THIGH-CUFF BASED MEASUREMENT OF AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY: INITIAL TESTING OF A NOVEL VASERA PROTOTYPE DEVICE
Francisco Londoño*, Daime Campos, Shigeo Horinaka, Julio Chirinos, Patrick Segers
Pages: 23 - 23
Introduction: Fully automated cuff-based devices have been developed for the assessment of arterial stiffness via pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement, such as the VaSera device (Fukuda Denshi). To date, measurements were confined to the heart-to-ankle segment, yielding PWV and stiffness indices that...
Conference Abstract
P5.15 EVALUATION OF AORTIC 18F-NAF TRACER UPTAKE DETECTED USING PET/CT IN PREDICTING AORTIC CALCIFICATION OVER A 4-YEAR FOLLOW-UP PERIOD
Marina Cecelja*, Amelia Moore, Ignac Fogelman, Michelle Frost, Phillip Chowienczyk
Pages: 23 - 23
Background: Uptake of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) in the aortic wall may reflect metabolically active areas of calcification, an important predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality when detected by computed tomography (CT). The aim of this project was to determine if 18F-NaF uptake in the...
Conference Abstract
P5.17 CAROTID PULSE PRESSURE ASSESSMENT BY MEANS OF AN ACCELEROMETRIC SENSOR
Nicole Di Lascio*, Vincenzo Gemignani, Rosa Maria Bruno, Elisabetta Bianchini, Francesco Stea, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Francesco Faita
Pages: 23 - 24
Central pulse pressure (cPP) is increasingly investigated as possible independent predictor of cardiovascular risk and carotid pulse pressure (carPP) can be used as a surrogate marker of cPP. Despite its importance, carPP measurement remains challenging in clinical practice. The aim of this study was...
Conference Abstract
P5.18 TRANSRADIAL APPROACH FOR VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENTING: SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
Damian Maciejewski*, Lukasz Tekieli, Anna Kablak-Ziembicka, Karolina Dzierwa, Piotr Paluszek, Andrzej Brzychczy, Grzegorz Lewinski, Magdalena Wojcik-Pedziwiatr, Roman Machnik, Piotr Pieniazek
Pages: 24 - 24
Objectives: Transradial vertebral artery (VA) angioplasty might be a viable alternative to the transfemoral approach in cases of peripheral artery disease or anatomical variations of the aortic arch. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of transradial stenting of symptomatic...
Conference Abstract
P5.19 TRANSRADIAL APPROACH FOR CAROTID ARTERY STENTING: SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
Damian Maciejewski*, Lukasz Tekieli, Anna Kablak-Ziembicka, Piotr Paluszek, Mariusz Trystula, Karolina Dzierwa, Magdalena Wojcik-Pedziwiatr, Roman Machnik, Grzegorz Lewinski, Piotr Pieniazek
Pages: 24 - 24
Objectives: The transfemoral approach is commonly used for carotid artery stenting (CAS) however in cases of severe peripheral vascular disease or unfavorable aortic arch anatomy, the transradial access remains a viable alternative. We report a series of patients with aorto-iliac disease or unsuccessful...
Conference Abstract
P5.20 MEASURE OF CHANGE IN CAROTID-RADIAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AFTER REACTIVE HYPERAEMIA
Hakim Khettab*, Benjamin Nayagom, Sandrine Millasseau, Stephane Laurent, Pierre Boutouyrie
Pages: 24 - 24
The recognized reference method for endothelial function assessment is brachial artery diameter echo-tracking during flow mediated dilation (FMD) induced by reactive hyperaemia (RH). From the Mons-Korteweg equation, FMD should also reduce upper limb pulse wave velocity (PWV). The aim of our study was...
Conference Abstract
P5.21 PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSIONS: GENDER DIFFERENCES – SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Leszek Bryniarski*, Slawomir Surowiec, Lukasz Klima, Michal Terlecki, Piotr Jankowski, Marek Rajzer, Piotr Kusak, Tadeusz Krolikowski, Adam Curylo, Dariusz Dudek, Danuta Czarnecka
Pages: 24 - 25
Background: Little is known about gender differences among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO).
Methods: A total of 242 patients underwent 255 procedures PCI of CTO in our center between January 2011 and January 2015. Demographic data, procedural...
Research Article
Numerical modeling of a prototype cardiac assist device by implementing fluid-structure interaction
Shahrokh Rahmani, Mehrnaz Oveysi, Alireza Heidari, Mahdi Navidbakhsh, Mansour Alizadeh
Pages: 24 - 35
The purpose of this study is to simulate the blood flow in a 2D axisymmetric model for the aorta assisted with a type of cardiac assist device in which the balloon part is surrounding the ascending aorta and can pump the blood flow by its inflation/deflation. The blood flow and von Mises stress in the...
Short Communication
The acute effect of maximal aerobic and isometric exercise on arterial stiffness parameters in boys and men
Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Sushant M. Ranadive, Kevin S. Heffernan, Sae Young Jae, Bo Fernhall
Pages: 24 - 28
Purpose: To evaluate whether the acute effects of aerobic or isometric exercise on arterial stiffness parameters differ between boys and men.
Methods: Fourteen boys (10 ± 2 years, BMI 17.8 ± 1.9 kg/m2) and nine men (26 ± 3 years, BMI 24.4 ± 3.3 kg/m2) completed maximal aerobic and isometric exercise...
Research Article
Evaluation of losmapimod in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with systemic inflammation stratified using fibrinogen (‘EVOLUTION’): Rationale and protocol
M. Fisk, D. Mohan, J. Cheriyan, L. Yang, J. Fuld, C.M. McEniery, R. Tal-Singer, M.I. Polkey, I.B. Wilkinson
Pages: 24 - 34
Introduction: p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) are key signalling molecules in cellular responses to external stresses, regulate pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and are implicated in the inflammatory pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and atherosclerosis. The...
Research Article
Comparison of estimates of central systolic blood pressure and peripheral augmentation index obtained from the Omron HEM-9000AI and SphygmoCor systems
Charlotte J. Richardson, Kaisa M. Maki-Petaja, Barry J. McDonnell, Stacey S. Hickson, Ian B. Wilkinson, Carmel M. McEniery
Pages: 24 - 31
Central blood pressure is increasingly considered to be more predictive of cardiovascular events than peripheral pressure. Central systolic pressure (cSBP) can be estimated from the late systolic shoulder (pSBP2) of the radial pulse waveform. The Omron HEM-9000AI utilizes this technique to non-invasively...
Research Article
Multiple splenic artery aneurysms in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report, brief literature review and discussion
David Busel, Alonso Yanez, Edgard Jimenez, Christopher K. Johansen
Pages: 24 - 26
Multiple splenic artery aneurysms in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report, brief literature review and discussion.
Research Article
Non-invasive ultrasound-based assessment of ventricular–arterial interaction in vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome patients
Koen D. Reesink, Evelien Hermeling, Kim-Thanh Ong, Martijn C.G.J. Brouwers, Robert S. Reneman, Pierre Boutouyrie, Arnold P.G. Hoeks
Pages: 24 - 29
The role of ventricular–arterial hemodynamic interaction in the occurrence of arterial dissection and rupture in vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is unknown. We recently introduced an ultrasound-based method to extract, from common carotid artery (CCA) diameter waveforms, central arterial properties...