Artery Research

Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2011
Research Article

1. Factors influencing hemodynamic and morphological indicators of carotid arteries atherosclerosis in treated hypertensive patients

Anna Skalska, Ewa Klimek, Tomasz Grodzicki
Pages: 1 - 7
Objectives: To evaluate factors influencing resistive index (RI) and intima-media thickness of common carotid artery (IMT-CCA) as indices of arterial atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients. Methods: 56 treated hypertensive outpatients (mean age 68.9 ± 9.7 years; 31 diabetics) were examined. Fasting...
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2. Cholesterol metabolism, endothelial dysfunction, and carotid artery stiffness in type 1 diabetes

Timo Koponen, Maarit Hallikainen, Jukka Lipponen, Tiina Lyyra-Laitinen, Pasi A. Karjalainen, Mika P. Tarvainen, Chaiyasit Sittiwet, Tatu A. Miettinen, Tomi Laitinen, Helena Gylling
Pages: 8 - 14
Background: Type 1 diabetes is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and altered metabolism of cholesterol. We studied whether the markers of arterial stiffness reflecting preclinical atherosclerosis are related to markers of cholesterol metabolism in type 1 diabetes. Methods: In...
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3. 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....
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4. 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...
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5. Aortic calcification, arterial stiffness and bone mineral density in patients with COPD☆

Charlotte E. Bolton, Carmel M. McEniery, Vimal Raj, Barry J. McDonnell, Adrian K. Dixon, Margaret Munnery, Ramsey Sabit, Nicholas Screaton, Michael Stone, Ian B. Wilkinson, Dennis J. Shale, John R. Cockcroft
Pages: 30 - 36
Background: Increased arterial stiffness, using aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been demonstrated in patients with COPD. However, mechanisms underlying this remain unclear. We explored the contribution of aortic calcification to large artery haemodynamics and its association to bone mineral density...