Artery Research

Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2012
Mini Review

1. Wave transmission and reflection of waves “The myth is in their use”

Nico Westerhof, Berend E. Westerhof
Pages: 1 - 6
Arterial input impedance, as complete description of the arterial system, is explained by waves and wave reflection. Without wave reflections input impedance would equal aortic characteristic impedance and pressure and flow wave shapes would be similar. Waves reflect at many locations, causing input...
Mini Review

2. Wave reflection: Myth or reality?

Patrick Segers, Jonathan Mynard, Liesbeth Taelman, Sebastian Vermeersch, Abigail Swillens
Pages: 7 - 11
Research Article

3. 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...
Research Article

4. 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...
Research Article

5. Central and peripheral pulse wave velocities are associated with ankle–brachial pressure index

Valérie Lacroix, Marie Willemet, Robert Verhelst, Christophe Beauloye, Luc Jacquet, Parla Astarci, Alexandre Persu, Emilie Marchandise
Pages: 28 - 33
Background: Central Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is considered to be the gold standard measurement of arterial stiffness. In healthy subjects, cardiovascular risk factors such as age, hypertension, diabetes and end-stage renal disease are associated with increased central (Carotid–Femoral) and peripheral...
Research Article

6. Differences in pulse pressure day variability between the brachial artery and the aorta in healthy subjects

Athanase D. Protogerou, Theodore G. Papaioannou, Petros P. Sfikakis, Jacques Blacher, Emmanouil Karatzis, John P. Lekakis, Dimitris Papadogiannis, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Michel E. Safar
Pages: 34 - 40
Objectives: To search for: (i) potential differences in the within-subject pulse pressure (PP) day time variability between the brachial artery and aorta; (ii) the presence of substantial day time variation in the aortic-to-brachial (AtB) PP disparity. Background: Brachial blood pressure (BP) variability...
Research Article

7. Central haemodynamics reveal significant potential for prevention in Black hypertensive patients born and living in sub-Saharan Africa

Birinus Ezeala-Adikaibe, Yan-Ping Liu, Daniel Lemogoum, Benedict C. Anisiuba, Marius K. Kamdem, Joseph Kaptue, Chinwuba K. Ijoma, Lutgarde Thijs, Augustine N. Odili, Kei Asayama, Jan A. Staessen, Jean-René M’Buyamba-Kabangu, Ifeoma I. Ulasi
Pages: 41 - 48
Background: Few studies assessed arterial stiffness in Black hypertensive patients born and living in sub-Saharan Africa, where cardiovascular disease reaches epidemic proportions. Methods: The Newer versus Older Antihypertensive Agents in African Hypertensive Patients (NOAAH) trial is currently recruiting...
Research Article

8. The association between aortic regurgitation and increased arterial wave reflection

Haroon Kamran, Louis Salciccioli, Carl-Frederic Bastien, Abhishek Sharma, Jason M. Lazar
Pages: 49 - 54
Background: Chronic Aortic Regurgitation (AR) increases left ventricular preload and afterload, which may enhance arterial wave reflection. The effects of AR on noninvasive measures of arterial wave reflection and central aortic pressure are unknown. Methods: To determine the relation between AR and...
Short Communication

9. Relationship between the aortic valves and an anatomical landmark using chest CT scan

Magid Hallab, Pascal Chevalet, Amine Dahou, Gilles Berrut
Pages: 55 - 57
Purpose: In order to determine if the height of a subject could be a reliable surrogate variable to determine the pulse wave travelling distance within the aorta, we investigated the anatomical distance between the aortic valve nidus and the hyoid bone. Methods: Using 28 patient’s chest CT-scans. From...