Artery Research

Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2009
Research Article

1. Editorial

John R. Cockcroft, On behalf of the Editorial Board
Pages: 1 - 2
Short Communication

2. Assessment of pulse wave velocity

Pierre Boutouyrie, Marie Briet, Cédric Collin, Sebastian Vermeersch, Bruno Pannier
Pages: 3 - 8
Measurement of pulse wave velocity is of increasing importance for assessment of arterial stiffness and risk evaluation. Different techniques are available, based either on pressure, distension or Doppler waveforms. Techniques not only differ by the algorithm used to identify specific part of the pulse...
Review Article

3. Marfan and Marfan-like syndromes

J. De Backer, B. Loeys, A. De Paepe
Pages: 9 - 16
With the help of both clinical and genetic diagnostic tools, the spectrum of inherited disorders affecting the arterial system has extended tremendously over the past decades. Discriminating these different entities is important since prognosis and treatment may differ substantially according to the...
Research Article

4. 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....
Research Article

5. 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

6. Low wall shear stress predicts subsequent development of wall hypertrophy in lower limb bypass grafts

Mark Jackson, Nigel B. Wood, Shunzhi Zhao, Alexander Augst, John H. Wolfe, Wladyslaw M.W. Gedroyc, Alun D. Hughes, Simon A.McG. Thom, Xiao Y. Xu
Pages: 32 - 38
Background: Venous grafts commonly develop myointimal hyperplasia, which can lead to stenoses and, ultimately, with expression of adhesion molecules, lumenal occlusion. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether wall shear stress measured post-operatively would predict subsequent myointimal...
Short Communication

7. H. pylori-induced higher C-reactive protein in obese African Americans

Nuzhat R. Siddiqui, W. Timothy Garvey, Mohammad A. Khaled
Pages: 39 - 42
African Americans are more susceptible to develop insulin resistance, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and coronary heart disease (CHD), and systemic inflammation is central to the pathophysiology of these chronic diseases. African Americans are also more likely to contract H. pylori (cagA) infections during...