Objectives : The goal of this study was to determine whether aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV)
improves prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events beyond conventional risk …

The quality of life of ageing populations is increasingly determined by age-related changes
to the mechanical properties of numerous biological tissues. Degradation and mechanical …

The original Riva-Rocci method to measure blood pressure (BP) using a cuff at the upper arm
assumed the pressure obtained by this technique was a good proxy for central aortic BP. 1…

Stiffness of elastic arteries like the aorta predicts cardiovascular risk. By directly reflecting
arterial stiffness, having the best predictive value for cardiovascular outcome and the ease of …

2016 European Society of Hypertension guidelines for the man... : Journal of Hypertension 2016
European Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of high blood pressure in …

<sec> <title>OBJECTIVE To determine associations of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
and obesity with adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Hyperglycemia and Adverse …

Background Optimal drug treatment for patients with resistant hypertension is undefined. We
aimed to test the hypotheses that resistant hypertension is most often caused by excessive …

… Lurbe, Empar a,b ; Cifkova, Renata c ; Cruickshank, J Kennedy d ; Dillon, Michael J e ;
Ferreira, Isabel f ; Invitti, Cecilia g ; Kuznetsova, Tatiana h ; Laurent, Stephane i ; Mancia …

Morphometric analysis of the endocrine and exocrine pancreas was done on immunoperoxidase
stained post-mortem tissue from 15 Type 2 diabetic and 10 age-matched control …

Objectives. —To study the effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on the rate of
progression to clinical proteinuria and the rate of change of albumin excretion rates in patients …