Artery Research
2994 articles
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P51 NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT OF LOCAL CAROTID AND CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY BY LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETRY: VALIDATION OF A NEW DEVICE AGAINST REFERENCE TECHNIQUES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
Louise Marais, Soren Aasmul, Roel Baets, Mirko De Melis, Stephen E. Greenwald, Hakim Khettab, Yanlu Li, Frits Prinzen, Koen Reesink, Patrick Segers, Pierre Boutouyrie
Pages: 93 - 93
Objective: PWV measurement devices are technically demanding, expensive and prone to artefacts, thus limiting the measurement of arterial stiffness in primary care. The CARDIS consortium developed a non-contact device based on the detection of skin movements induced by arterial pulses through a laser...
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P113 DIASTOLIC AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE PARAMETERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH VALVE CALCIFICATION IN PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE ON MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS
Maria Trukhanova, Nadezhda Manukhina, Dmitry Doroshenko, Svetlana Villevalde, Zhanna Kobalava
Pages: 93 - 93
Objective: Valve calcification (VC) is common in patients on hemodialysis and increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim if the study was to evaluate the association between VC and 44-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) variables.
Materials and methods: In 68 patients with...
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PO-13 SEX DIFFERENCES IN VASCULAR FUNCTION FOLLOWING ANTIOXIDANT SUPPLEMENTATION
R.M. Kappus, K. Bunsawat, J.M. Haus, T. Baynard, S.A. Phillips, M.D. Brown, B. Fernhall
Pages: 93 - 93
Objectives: Sex differences in cardiovascular disease risk and progression are well established. Estrogen loss following menopause leads to vascular dysfunction, potentially due to elevations in oxidative stress and subsequent decrements in nitric oxide. It is possible a reduction in oxidative stress...
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P1.04 THE INFLUENCE OF QUINAPRIL ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, BLOOD VISCOSITY AND ARTERIAL SHEAR STRESS IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
M. Rajzer, W. Wojciechowska, M. Klocek, M. Brzozowska-Kiszka, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz
Pages: 93 - 93
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P52 ESTIMATING CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE FROM MRI DATA USING REDUCED-ORDER COMPUTATIONAL MODELS
Jorge Mariscal Harana, Peter H. Charlton, Samuel Vennin, Arna van Engelen, Torben Schneider, Mateusz Florkow, Hubrecht de Bliek, Bram Ruijsink, Israel Valverde, Marietta Charakida, Kuberan Pushparajah, Spencer Sherwin, Rene Botnar, Jordi Alastruey
Pages: 93 - 94
Purpose: Central Blood Pressure (CBP) is a better cardiovascular risk indicator than brachial pressure [1]. However, gold standard CBP measurements require an invasive catheter. We propose an approach to estimate CBP non-invasively from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data coupled with a non-invasive...
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P114 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS ON MAINTENANCE HEMODIALISYS
Maria Trukhanova, Nadezhda Manukhina, Dmitry Doroshenko, Svetlana Villevalde, Zhanna Kobalava
Pages: 93 - 93
Introduction: Arterial stiffness is a principal pathogenetic mechanism of aortic systolic blood pressure (SBP) augmentation, left ventricular hypertrophy and sudden cardiac death. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between parameters of pulse wave and 44-hour ambulatory blood pressure...
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PO-14 PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IS INCREASED WITH EXPERIMENTAL SLEEP RESTRICTION IN HEALTHY HUMANS
Jacqueline K. Limberg, Naima Covassin, Michael J. Joyner, Virend K. Somers
Pages: 93 - 93
Objectives: Increased carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity is indicative of vascular stiffening of the central arterial tree. Aortic stiffness is a key risk factor for the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Following acute (24-hour) sleep deprivation, healthy adults exhibit an increase...
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6. BERBERINE -INDUCED UPREGULATION OF CIRCULATING ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IMPROVES ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND ARTERIAL ELASTICITY IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS
Su Chen, Jun Tao
Pages: 93 - 93
Background: It has been proved that Berberine(BR) can improve endothelial function recently. However, the underlying mechanisms about the effect of berberine on endothelial function are not completely clear. The number and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells(EPC) are involved in the...
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P1.05 INFLUENCE OF FELODIPIN ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL PROPERTIES IN OLDER HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
F. Ageev, I. Orlova, B. Kulev, I. Barinova
Pages: 93 - 93
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P115 ALBUMIN-TO-CREATININE RATIO IS ASSOCIATED WITH TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE IN HYPERTENSION
Losif Koutagiar, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Nikolaos Loakeimidis, Christos Georgakopoulos, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Panagiotis Xaplanteris, Athanasios Angelis, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Pages: 93 - 93
Purpose/Background/Objectives: Hypertension is associated with higher cardiovascular risk as well as several markers of subclinical target organ damage (TOD). Albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) in urine has been recognised as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. We hypothesised that there...
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PO-16 BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY AND BARORECEPTOR SENSITIVITY IN NORMOTENSIVE OBESE IN RESPONSE TO AEROBIC EXERCISE
Georgios Grigoriadis, Kanokwan Bunsawat, Bo Fernhall, Tracy Baynard
Pages: 93 - 94
Background: Autonomic dysfunction, with increased sympathetic activity at rest has been reported in obese individuals. Indices of blood pressure variability (BPV) and baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) can provide insight into aspects of autonomic function, particularly following an aerobic exercise bout.
Purpose:...
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P1.06 THE EFFECT OF SPINAL ANESTHESIA ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND AUGMENTATION INDEX
S. Lengyel, P. Sarkany, E. Komonyi, E. Szelei, G. Paragh, B. Fülesdi, D. Pall
Pages: 93 - 93
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P135 PRECISION CALIBRATION OF PERIPHERAL PRESSURE WAVEFORMS USING INTRA-ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE REVEALS THE NEED FOR IMPROVED WAYS TO ACCURATELY ESTIMATE AORTIC BLOOD PRESSURE
Dean S. Picone, Martin G. Schultz, Xiaoqing Peng, J. Andrew Black, Nathan Dwyer, Philip Roberts-Thomson, James E. Sharman
Pages: 93 - 94
Background: Estimating aortic blood pressure (BP) non-invasively requires peripheral waveform calibration using cuff systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP). Accuracy of estimated aortic BP has never been determined when peripheral waveforms are precision calibrated using peripheral intra-arterial SBP/DBP....
Research Article
Use of wave intensity analysis during peripheral revascularisation: Lessons from cases study
Valérie Lacroix, Marie Willemet, Emilie Marchandise, Christophe Beauloye, Robert Verhelst
Pages: 93 - 102
Background: Wave propagation in arteries can be characterized by the wave-intensity approach. This has particularly well been studied in healthy ascending aortas, carotid, brachial and coronary arteries. However, wave propagation in diseased and peripheral arteries remains unknown. We performed wave...
Research Article
KCa3.1 Inhibition Decreases Size and Alters Composition of Atherosclerotic Lesions Induced by Low, Oscillatory Flow
Darla L. Tharp, Douglas K. Bowles
Pages: 93 - 100
Low, oscillatory flow/shear patterns are associated with atherosclerotic lesion development. Increased expression of KCa3.1 has been found in Vascular Smooth Muscle (VSM), macrophages and T-cells in lesions from humans and mice. Increased expression of KCa3.1, is also required for VSM cell proliferation...
1. ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN MASKED HYPERTENSION AND TRUE HYPERTENSION
Young-Soo Lee, Kee Sik Kim, Myung Jun Seung, Jung Hyun Kim, So-Yeon Kim, Jin-Bae Lee, Jae-Kean Ryu, Ji-Yong Choi, Kee-Sik Kim, Sung-Gug Chang
Pages: 94 - 94
Background: Masked hypertension (MH) has been drawing attention recently because this condition is often seen in untreated and treated individuals and is associated with target organ damage and a poor cardiovascular prognosis. Arterial stiffness is associated with organ damage in patients with primary...
9. NORMAL VALUE OF COMMON CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN KOREAN GENERAL POPULATION
Young Jin Youn, Jang-Young Kim, Kyung-Hoon Choe, Junghan Yoon, Seung-Hwan Lee, Kyounghoon Lee, Jun-Won Lee, Sang-Beak Koh, Jongku Park
Pages: 94 - 94
Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). CIMT values ≥75th percentile of normal subjects are considered high and indicative of increased CVD risk. It is a rare data about normal CIMT values in Asian subjects without conventional CVD risk...
8. EXAGGERATED BLOOD PRESSURE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFENING IN PRE-HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
Kyungdon Ryu, Young-Sub Byun, Byoung Kwon Lee, Choong-Won Goh, Kun-Joo Rhee
Pages: 94 - 94
Background: Individuals with a systolic BP of 120 to 139 mmHg or a diastolic BP of 80 to 89 mmHg should be considered as pre-hypertensive. however limited evidence exists on whether the early drug intervention is needed according to identification of other cardiovascular risk factors except diabetes....
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P1.07 ROSUVASTATIN INCREASES EXTRACELLULAR ADENOSINE IN HUMANS IN VIVO: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON CARDIOVASCULAR PROTECTION
P. Meijer, W.J.G. Oyen, D. Dekker, P.H.H. van den Broek, C.W. Wouters, O.C. Boerman, G.J. Scheffer, P. Smits, G.A. Rongen
Pages: 94 - 94
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P53 ZERO FLOW PRESSURE (PINFINITY) IS LARGER THAN MEAN CIRCULATORY FILLING PRESSURE. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Alun Hughes, Kim Parker, Ashraf Khir
Pages: 94 - 94
Background: Zero flow pressure (P∞), the steady-state pressure following cardiac arrest or cessation of flow is often assumed to equal mean circulatory filling pressure (MCFP). [1] However, this assumes complete equilibration of circulatory pressures, which may not occur if there is a ‘critical closing...
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P136 ALTERED ADVENTITIAL COLLAGEN FIBRIL MECHANICS AND MORPHOLOGY WITH HIGH PULSE WAVE VELOCITY
Zhuo Chang, Maria Lyck Hansen, Lars Melholt Rasmussen, Riaz Akhtar
Pages: 94 - 94
Background: Arterial stiffening, occurring as part of the natural aging process of the artery, is well- established as a powerful predictor of cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about how localised changes in the extracellular matrix and mechanical properties of arterial tissue contribute...
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PO-17 ROLE OF NITRIC OXIDE IN β2-ADRENERGIC MEDIATED VASODILATION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Sushant M. Ranadive, Roneé E. Harvey, Jacqueline K. Limberg, Timothy B. Curry, Wayne T. Nicholson, Michael J. Joyner
Pages: 94 - 94
Objectives: Postmenopausal (PM) women have a blunted β2-adrenergic receptor-mediated responsiveness when compared to young premenopausal women in part due to a reduction in the relative contribution of nitric oxide (NO) to β2-adrenergic mediated vasodilation. Hence, we tested the contribution of NO to...
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P1.08 EFFECTS OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON SERUM URIC ACID AS A MARKER OF VASCULAR FUNCTION
H.W. Huisman, A.E. Schutte, J.M. van Rooyen, R. Schutte, N.T. Malan, L. Malan, C.M.T. Fourie
Pages: 94 - 94
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P54 A MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR CAROTID PLAQUE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT BASED ON ULTRASOUND IMAGES
Nicole Di Lascio, Claudia Kusmic, Anna Solini, Vincenzo Lionetti, Francesco Faita
Pages: 94 - 94
Purpose/Background/Objectives: Carotid plaque vulnerability assessment is essential for the identification of high-risk patients. A specific mouse model for the study of carotid atherosclerosis has been recently developed. Aim of this study was to develop a predictive mathematical model for carotid plaque...
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P137 NUMERICAL ASSESSMENT AND COMPARISON OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY METHODS PRESUMING TO MEASURE AORTIC STIFFNESS
Hasan Obeid, Gilles Soulat, Elie Mousseaux, Stephane Laurent, Nikolaos Stergiopulos, Pierre Boutouyrie, Patrick Segers
Pages: 94 - 94
Recently several methods have been proposed as tools to measure aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV). The carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV), the current clinical gold standard method for the noninvasive assessment of aPWV, uses the carotid–femoral pulse transit time (cf-PTT) to derive cf-PWV....
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PO-19 ASSOCIATIONS OF WALKING WITH SARCOPENIC OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS IN OLDER ADULTS
Duck-chul Lee, Nathan F. Meier, Esmée Bakker
Pages: 94 - 94
Objectives: To investigate the associations of walking (steps/day) with sarcopenic obesity (SO) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in older adults.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 297 older adults aged ≥65 years (mean age 72, ranged 65–95). Walking was assessed using an accelerometer...
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10. OXIDATIVE STRESS AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN STRENGTH- AND ENDURANCE-TRAINED ATHLETES
Youngju Choi, Takeshi Otsuki, Asako Miyaki, Nobutake Shimojo, Mutsuko Yoshizawa, Maiko Misono, Hitoshi Shiraki, Ryuichi Ajisaka, Seiji Maeda
Pages: 94 - 94
Background: Endurance exercise training decreases arterial stiffness, whereas high-intensity strength exercise training increases arterial stiffness. However, the mechanisms underlying the different adaptations to these two types of exercise training are unclear. Oxidative stress induces vasoconstriction...
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P1.09 THE EFFECTS OF RIMONABANT-INDUCED WEIGHT LOSS ON ARTERIAL FUNCTION AND GLYCAEMIA IN OBESE ADULTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
A.J. Chakera, S. Bunce, C. Heppenstall, A. Stride, J.C. Smith
Pages: 94 - 94
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P55 EFFECTS OF CAROTID PRESSURE WAVEFORM OBTAINED IN DIFFERENT WAYS ON THE RESULTS OF WAVE SEPARATION, WAVE INTENSITY AND RESERVOIR PRESSURE ANALYSIS
Nicole Di Lascio, Vincenzo Gemignani, Rosa Maria Bruno, Elisabetta Bianchini, Martina Francesconi, Francesco Stea, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Francesco Faita
Pages: 94 - 94
Purpose/Background/Objectives: Recently great attention has been placed on innovative cardiovascular biomarkers obtained from wave separation (WS), wave intensity analysis (WIA) and the reservoir-wave (RW) concept. Pressure waveforms needed to implement these techniques can be obtained in different ways....
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P138 CAN PULSE WAVE VELOCITY BE MEASURED IN THE FETAL ASCENDING AORTA?
Madalina Negoita, Arianna Laoreti, Tarek F. Antonios, Asma Khalil, Ashraf W. Khir
Pages: 94 - 95
Background: Routine ultrasound exams are conducted to assess fetus development. Heart defects and cardiac function are the main areas investigated in an ultrasound assessment. However, prenatal assessment of the fetal arterial stiffness is yet to be established in the ascending aorta.
Aim: To investigate...
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PO-20 A HYDROGEN SULFIDE PRODRUG AUGMENTS ANGIOGENESIS IN A SWINE MODEL OF CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA VIA A NITRIC OXIDE DEPENDENT MECHANISM
Amanda M. Rushing, Amy L. Scarborough, Sarah F. Boisvert, Erminia Donnarumma, Rishi Trivedi, David J. Polhemus, David J. Lefer, Traci T. Goodchild
Pages: 94 - 95
Introduction: Despite advances in revascularization, treatments for critical limb ischemia (CLI) have been largely unsuccessful. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO), are endogenous gasotransmitters which exert potent vasodilatory and proangiogenic effects. Recent experimental evidence suggest...
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P1.10 CIMT MEASUREMENT IS MORE RELIABLE THAN WEIGHT REDUCTION IN OVERWEIGHT YOUNG ADULTS TO ASSESS LIFESTYLE IMPACT
T.J. Dekker, J.D. Barth, P. Rol, M.M. Zonjee
Pages: 94 - 95
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P56 CENTRAL PULSE PRESSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH RETINAL ARTERIOLAR WALL THICKNESS AND WALL CROSS SECTIONAL AREA AS EVALUATED BY ADAPTIVE OPTICS
Antonio Gallo, Thomas Dietenbeck, Nadjia Kachenoura, Valérie Carreau, Michel Paques, Xavier Girerd
Pages: 94 - 95
Introduction: In 1991 Baumbach et al demonstrated taht pulse pressure (PP) but not mean arterial pressure (MAP) was correlated with pial arterioles wall cross-sectional area (WCSA)in rats. Adaptive optics (AO) allows a near-histological evaluation of retinal microcirculation (which shares the same embryological...
Short Communication
Effects of aging on leg pulse wave velocity response to single-leg cycling
Jun Sugawara, Takeshi Otsuki, Seiji Maeda
Pages: 94 - 97
There is increasing awareness that pulse wave velocity (PWV), an index of arterial stiffness, changes transiently via alteration of vascular smooth muscular tone. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of aging on the response of leg PWV to a low-intensity exercise bout. Ten older (69 ± 3...
2. INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS FOLLOWING ACUTE RESISTANCE EXERCISE IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN AUTONOMIC TONE
Eun Sun Yoon, Su Jin Jung, Sung Kun Cheun, Kevin S. Heffernan, Sae Young Jae
Pages: 95 - 95
Background: Although acute and chronic resistance exercise is associated with increases in arterial stiffness, the underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. Autonomic nervous system function is associated with arterial stiffness. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis...
5. BRACHIAL-ANKLE AND REGIONAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AS A PROGNOSTIC IMPACT IN HYPERTENSION
Mitsuru Ohishi, Takashi Takagi, Miyuki Onishi, Yuji Tatara, Nozomi Kato, Hiromi Rakugi
Pages: 95 - 96
Background: Many reports have shown that brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) as well as carotid-femoral PWV would be one of the prognostic factors for hypertension. We can evaluate heart-carotid PWV (hcPWV), heart-femoral PWV (hfPWV), femoral-ankle PWV (faPWV) using carotid and femoral sensor...
4. CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE, RATHER THAN CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, IS MORE PREDICTIVE OF CORONARY RESTENOSIS AFTER DES IMPLANTATION
Yun-Seok Choi, Ho-Joong Youn, Hee-Jung Hwang, Jae-Beom Lee, Woo-Baek Chung, Jong-Won Chung, Chul-Soo Park, Yong-Seog Oh, Sang-Hong Baek, Wook-Sung Chung, Ki-Bae Seung, Jae-Hyung Kim
Pages: 95 - 95
Background: Calcium scoring on MDCT and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) have been widely used as indices of atherosclerosis. However, the clinical correlation between carotid IMT and the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) is relatively poorly established. The aim of this study was to determine...
3. MECHANISMS FOR AGE-CHANGE IN AORTIC AUGMENTATION PRESSURE
Michael F. O’Rourke, Mayooran Namasivayam, Audrey Adji
Pages: 95 - 95
Augmentation index (AIx) is a widely used measure of wave reflection and aortic stiffness. It rises with age in a curvilinear manner whereas central augmentation pressure (AP) and pulse pressure (PP) from which it is determined (as AIx=AP ÷ PP) rise linearly with age. Apparent flattening of AIx over...
Conference Abstract
P1.11 DIURNAL AND GENDER VARIATION OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS
É. Komonyi, Sz. Lengyel, M. Juhász, É. Katona, Z. Jenei, Gy. Paragh, B. Fülesdi, D. Páll
Pages: 95 - 95
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P57 POLYPHENOLS IN COCOA-RICH CHOCOLATE IMPROVE VASCULAR FUNCTION, THE VENTRICLE–ARTERIAL COUPLING AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE OF YOUNG AND HEALTHY ADULTS
Telmo Pereira, Jacqueline Bergqvist, Bente Sveälv, Joaquim Castanheira, Jorge Conde
Pages: 95 - 95
Objective: To evaluate and explore the benefits of dark chocolate in young healthy adults.
Methods: Randomized study in 30 healthy participants aged 18 to 27 years. Half of the participants ingested a 20 g dose of low cocoa chocolate (LCC:∼55%; 12,61 ± 1,35 mg equivalent of epichatequin/g) and the others...
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P139 COMPARISON OF EJECTION DURATIONS DERIVED FROM RADIAL AND BRACHIAL PRESSURE WAVES
Andreas Bauer, Bernhard Hametner, Thomas Weber, Siegfried Wassertheurer
Pages: 95 - 95
Purpose: The ejection duration (ED) is an important indicator of ventricular function as well as ventriculo-arterial coupling. Thus, the non-invasive oscillometric determination of ED from arterial pressure waves could enhance methods of pulse wave analysis. The aim of this work was to test and to validate...
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PO-22 BODY MASS INDEX AS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF CHANGE IN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS PARAMETERS WITH CHANGE IN BODY POSITION
Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp, Alexander J. Rosenberg, Daniel W. White, Tracy Baynard, Bo Fernhall
Pages: 95 - 95
Changing from supine to a seated position creates an orthostatic challenge due to the effects of gravity on the distribution of blood. This redistribution of volume unloads baroreceptors and may evoke sympathetic activation. The sympathetic activation may lead to increases in arterial stiffness, but...
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P1.12 COMPARISON OF ARTERIAL RELAXATION TIME IN NORMOTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS
L.W. Winchester, C.C. Winchester, N.Y. Chou
Pages: 95 - 95
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P58 SINGLE-PORT THORACOSCOPIC SYMPATHICOTOMY FOR TREATMENT RESISTANT RAYNAUD’S PHENOMENON: FIRST REPORT OF A NOVEL MINIMALLY INVASIVE ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUE
Anniek van Roon, Michiel Kuijpers, Saskia van de Zande, Arie van Roon, Massimo Mariani, Reinhard Bos, Hendrika Bootsma, Theo Klinkenberg, Andries Smit, Udo Mulder
Pages: 95 - 95
Background: Raynaud’s phenomenon of the hands is a great burden and reduces quality of life. In some patients, complaints may be resistant to vasodilatory treatment, for which additional options are very limited. Previously thoracic sympathectomy has been shown effective, but with great surgical burden....
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P140 COMPARISON OF DOPPLER AND OSCILLOMETRIC METHODS OF ASSESSING ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
Kwame Yeboah, Mensah Owusu, N.A. Rchard, Dzifa Dey, Vincent Boima, J. Kennedy Cruickshank
Pages: 95 - 95
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PO-23 A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF ACUTE AEROBIC EXERCISE ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS REVEALS A DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE IN THE UPPER AND LOWER ARTERIAL SEGMENTS
Alexandra B. Cooke, Andrew F. Mutter, Oliver Saleh, Yessica-Haydee Gomez, Stella S. Daskalopoulou
Pages: 95 - 95
Objectives: The overall impact of resistance-type exercises and chronic physical activity on the modulation of arterial stiffness has been well characterized; however, the impact of acute aerobic exercise remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to synthesize evidence pertaining to acute changes in arterial...
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P1.13 ENHANCED VASCULAR REACTIVITY TO COLD PRESSOR TEST IN AFRICAN NORMOTENSIVE SUBJECTS
D. Adamopoulos, W. Ngatsou, D. Lemogoum, B. Biholong, S. Beloka, O. Lheureux, P. Kayembe, J.P. Degaute, P. van de Borne
Pages: 95 - 95
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P59 KNOW YOUR VASCULAR AGE: A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON A NEW SERVICE IN COMMUNITY PHARMACIES
Sofia Maximiano, Patrícia Soares, Mariana Rosa, Ana Pinto, Maria Mendes, Joana Brito, Sonja Gose, Johannes Risse, Telmo Pereira, João Maldonado, Ema Paulino
Pages: 95 - 96
Background: Multiple studies report that stiffness of the elastic arteries has a predictive value independent of cardiovascular (CV) risk. According to the 2016 European Guideline on CV Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice by the European Society of Cardiology, arterial stiffness (AS) may predict...
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P141 COMPARISON BETWEEN TECHNIQUES OF EVALUATION MICROVASCULAR MORPHOLOGY: THE GOLD-STANDARD LOCALLY INVASIVE MICROMYOGRAPHY VS. THREE NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES. PRELIMINARY DATA
C. De Ciuceis, S. Caletti, M.A. Coschignano, C. Rossini, S. Duse, F. Docchio, S. Pasinetti, F. Zambonardi, F. Semeraro, G. Sansoni, C. Agabiti Rosei, P. Pileri, E. Agabiti Rosei, D. Rizzoni
Pages: 95 - 96
Objective: The gold standard technique of evaluation microvascular morphology in human is generally considered the measure of media to lumen ratio (M/L) of subcutaneous small vessels obtained by local biopsies and evaluated by wire or pressure micromyography. However, non-invasive techniques for the...
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PO-24 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STEP COUNTS AND CAROTID FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN ADULTS TREATED FOR HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES
Kaberi Dasgupta, Alexandra B. Cooke, Ellen Rosenberg, Lawrence Joseph, Stella S. Daskalopoulou
Pages: 95 - 96
Objectives: ‘Step counts’ captured by wearable physical activity tracking devices are associated with reductions in cardiovascular disease. However, in individuals on cardioprotective medications the impact of step counts may not be captured by the measurement of traditional cardiometabolic risk factors....
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P1.14 CORRELATION BETWEEN AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS
R. Bocskei, B. Benczur, F. Molnar, A. Cziraki, M. Illyes
Pages: 95 - 95
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P1.15 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CAROTID AND FEMORAL ATHEROSCLEROTIC BURDEN AND VASCULOGENIC ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
A. Tsokanis, C. Vlachopoulos, N. Ioakeimidis, K. Aznaouridis, K. Baou, D. Terentes-Printzios, K. Rokkas, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 95 - 96
Research Article
Association between Aortic Stiffness and Cerebral Pulsatility is Modestly Influenced by Augmentation Index
James Pearson, Laura J. Watkeys, James M. Coulson, Zachary J. Schlader, Craig G. Crandall, John R. Cockcroft, Carmel M. McEniery, Barry J. McDonnell
Pages: 95 - 100
Central Pulse Pressure (CPP) and Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity (aPWV) share a positive relationship with cerebral pulsatility and are associated with cerebrovascular disorders including stroke. Our aim was to examine the influence of Augmentation Index (AIx) upon this relationship, first by using a cross...
9. HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR IMPROVES ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN SPONTANEOUS HYPERTENSIVE RATS VIA DOWN-REGULATION OF CAVEOLIN-1 AND ACTIVATION OF ENOS
Dong-Ju Choi, Eun-Ji Kim, Min-Jung Park, Jung-Won Suh, Hyuk-Jae Chang, Young-Seok Cho, Tae-Jin Yeon, In-Ho Chae, Kwang-Il Kim, Cheol-Ho Kim, Hyo-soo Kim, Buyng-Hee Oh, Young-Bae Park
Pages: 96 - 97
Hypertension is associated with endothelial dysfunction and increased cardiovascular risk. Caveolin-1 regulates nitric oxide(NO) signaling by modulating endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS). The purpose of this study was to examine whether HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor improves impaired endothelial...
8. USEFULNESS OF BRACHIAL-ANKLE AND CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AS PREDICTIVE VALUES OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS
Takashi Takagi, Mitsuru Ohishi, Miyuki Onishi, Yuji Tatara, Hiromi Rakugi
Pages: 96 - 96
Background: The measurement of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is useful to predict storke and cardiovascular events in hypetensive patients as our previous cohort study Non-invasive Atheroslerotic evaluation in Hypertension (NOAH) sutdy. As the cfPWV is useful, but not easy to measure, it...
7. THE VALUE OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AS AN INDEX FOR THE PREDICTION OF CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Won-woo Seo, IkSung Cho, Yeonyee E. Yoon, Jung-Won Suh, Kwang-Il Kim, Yong-Seok Cho, Tae-Jin Youn, In-Ho Chae, Dong-Ju Choi, Cheol-Ho Kim, Eun-J. Chun, Hyuk-Jae Chang
Pages: 96 - 96
Background: Arterial stiffness has been known as an independent contributory factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is widely accepted as a simple non-invasive measure of arterial stiffness. The aim of our study was to test whether abnormal PWV could identify patients with...
6. BRACHIAL-ANKLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AS A PROGNOSTIC IMPACT IN HYPERTENSION
Miyuki Onishi, Mitsuru Ohishi, Takashi Takagi, Yuji Tatara, Nozomi Kato, Hiromi Rakugi
Pages: 96 - 96
Background: Many reports have shown that brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) has an effect on evaluation of atherosclerotic change and would be one of the prognostic factors for hypertension (HT). It has been reported that chronic kidney disease (CKD) would influence the prognosis of HT or diabetes...
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P1.16 HIGHER ORDER NON-LINEARITY IN ARTERIAL WALL DISTENSIBILITY IS PRESENT IN ONE-THIRD OF PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
K.D. Reesink, E. Hermeling, J. Waltenberger, A.P.G. Hoeks
Pages: 96 - 96
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P60 INFLUENCE OF ANGER ON ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH RECENT MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Bruna Eibel, Alexandre Quadros, Karine Schmidt, Carlos Gottschall, Márcia Moura
Pages: 96 - 96
Background: The literature demonstrates that anger is associated with cardiovascular disease, but the underlying physiological mechanisms remain undefined. Endothelial dysfunction, present in atherosclerosis, has also been associated with anger.
Purpose: To examine the association between anger and...
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P142 AORTIC ROOT STIFFNESS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HEALTHY ADULTS
Madalina Negoita, Alun D. Hughes, Kim H. Parker, Ashraf W. Khir
Pages: 96 - 96
Background: Arterial stiffness, often expressed in terms of pulse wave velocity (PWV), is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. PWV can be determined locally and non-invasively, by means of ultrasound.
Aim: To assess PWV, local compliance (Cs), distensibility (Ds) and Young’s modulus...
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PO-25 HIGHER CENTRAL AND BRACHIAL SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IS SELECTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKER COGNTIVE PERFORMANCE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN BUT NOT OLDER MEN
lyndsey E. Dubose, David J. Moser, Taylor Stecklein, Emily Harlynn, William G. Haynes, Gary L. Pierce
Pages: 96 - 96
Introduction: Higher aortic stiffness and central blood pressure (BP) are associated with reduced cognitive performance in older adults. Cognitive performance tends to be higher in older women compared with older men, unexplained by differences in years of formal education and/or presence of atherosclerotic...
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P1.17 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IS RELATED TO LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
F. Stea, F.L. Dini, S.M. De Tommasi, A. Salvetti, S. Taddei, L. Ghiadoni
Pages: 96 - 96
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P61 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AORTIC VALVE CALCIFICATIONS
Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Vasiliki Gardikioti, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Maria Xanthopoulou, Vasiliki Penesopoulou, Georgios Latsios, Vicky Tsigkou, Charalambos Kalantzis, Gerasimos Siasos, Manolis Vavuranakis, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Pages: 96 - 96
Purpose/Background/Objective: Arterial stiffness and aortic hemodynamics are independent predictors of adverse cardiovascular events. Indications for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) are increasing in number and Aortic Valve Calcifications (AVC) are an important prognostic factor of TAVI....
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P143 VALIDITY OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND AUGMENTATION INDEX MEASUREMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Rogier Caluwe, An S. De Vriese, Bruno Van Vlem, Francis Verbeke
Pages: 96 - 97
Background: Individualized weighing of the risk-benefit of anticoagulation is recommended in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) that have low established risk scores or, conversely, are at increased risk for bleeding1. Parameters of arterial stiffness and wave reflection could improve risk stratification,...
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PO-26 BILATERAL SYMMETRY OF BRACHIAL PULSE WAVEFORM ANALYSIS IN A CLINICAL POPULATION
Jumana Dakka, Timothy S. Phan, Izzah Vasim, Swapna Varakantam, Uzma Kewan, Ali Tariq, Harry G. Oldland, Amer Ahmed Syed, Zeba Hashmath, Scott R. Akers, Julio A. Chirinos
Pages: 96 - 97
Background: Pulse waveforms are modified as they propagate along the arterial tree. Small differences in the arterial pathways from the heart to the left and right brachial artery may impact pulse waveform analysis (PWA) for the purpose of hemodynamic assessment. The VaSera VS-1500AU (Fukuda Denshi)...
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P1.18 AN HEMODYNAMIC STUDY OF THE LOWER LIMB ARTERIAL NETWORK AND ITS APPLICATION IN A MODEL FOR PREDICTIVE BYPASS SURGERY
V. Lacroix, M. Willemet, E. Marchandise, R. Verhelst
Pages: 96 - 96
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P62 DAPAGLIFLOZIN PRESERVES RENAL VASODILATING CAPACITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Rosa Maria Bruno, Livia Giannini, Angela Dardano, Edoardo Biancalana, Stefano Taddei, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Anna Solini
Pages: 96 - 96
Aim: Mechanisms through which SGLT-2 inhibitors achieve cardiovascular and renal protection are still unknown. We investigated whether dapagliflozin modulates Na and water balance and systemic and renal vascular parameters like endothelial function, arterial stiffness and renal vasodilating capacity.
Methods:...
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P1.20 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOW-GRADE ALBUMINURIA AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS
M.Y. Rhee, Y.S. Kim, S.H. Na, Y.K. Kim, M.M. Lee, D.Y. Na, J.H. Bae, H.Y. Kim
Pages: 96 - 97
11. THE EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ADMINISTRATION OF HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE ON CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE
Yang Qian, Jiang Xiongjing, Zhang Yuqing, Liu Lisheng
Pages: 97 - 97
Background: It’s unknown wheather there is much benefit on central aortic pressure than brachial pressure while long-term administration of hydrochlorothiazide in patients with essential hypertension.
Methods: The retrograde analysis was conducted at three of the participating centers in the Felodipine...
10. THE USEFULNESS OF ESTIMATED CAROTID SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE USING FORM PWV/ABI IN BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING THERAPY
Hisayo Yasuda, Kei Kamide, Yoshio Iwashima, Takeshi Horio, Hidenori Nishida, Fumiki Yoshihara, Satoko Nakamura, Yuhei Kawano
Pages: 97 - 97
Background: Central systolic blood pressure (central-SBP) can be estimated noninvasively and antihypertensive drugs may exert different effects on central-SBP. We investigated the usefulness of carotid systolic blood pressure (carotid-SBP) estimated by form PWV/ABI in blood pressure lowering therapy.
Methods:...
13. THE LONG-TERM EFFECT BETWEEN CO-ADMINISTRATION OF SIMVASTATIN AND EZETIMIBE AND ATORVASTATIN ON CENTRAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN ADULTS WITH HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
Young Soo Lee, Kee Sik Kim, Myung Jun Seong, Jung Hyun Kim, So Yeon Kim, Jin Bae Lee, Jae keun Ryu, Ji Yong Choi, GUg Sung Chang
Pages: 97 - 97
Background: The various statin might contribute to a change in arterial stiffness independent of the cholesterol-lowering effects of statin therapy. The aim of this study was to compare the short-term effect between co-administration of simvastatin and ezetimibe (vytorin) and atorvastatin (lipitor) on...
14. USING CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE TO GUIDE THERAPY IN HYPERTENSION: BP GUIDE STUDY DESIGN AND INITIAL FINDINGS
James E. Sharman, Michael Stowasser, Deborah T. Gilroy, Thomas H. Marwick
Pages: 97 - 98
Background: Estimated central blood pressure (BP) predicts cardiovascular mortality independent of brachial BP, but whether central BP may be useful in clinical practice is unknown. This study aimed to test the value of central BP as a management tool for physicians treating patients with essential hypertension.
Methods:...
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P1.21 THE RISK OF HEART FAILURE IS INCREASED IN SUBJECTS WITH RAISED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: THE ROTTERDAM STUDY
G.C. Verwoert, F.U.S. Mattace-Raso, C. van Noord, S.E. Elias-Smale, A. Hofman
Pages: 97 - 97
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P63 MODIFICATION OF SYMPATHETIC TONE BY RENAL ARTERY DENERVATION CAUSES EARLY, SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINED ARTERIAL DE-STIFFENING
Andrius Berukstis, Gintare Neverauskaite-Piliponiene, Nerijus Misonis, Vytautas Juknevicius, Jurate Balsyte, Aleksandras Laucevicius
Pages: 97 - 97
Objective: To examine whether Sympathetic Renal Denervation (RDN) might have an additive value for cardiovascular risk decline beyond lowering blood pressure.
Methods: 73 selected patients with resistant hypertension had RDN performed. Arterial stiffness was measured, using applanation tonometry, before...
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P144 ASCENDING AND DESCENDING THORACIC AORTA PU-LOOPS FOR THE ESTIMATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR AFTERLOAD
Alex Hong, Jona Joachim, Cedric Buxin, Sandrine Millasseau, Arthur Le Gall, Joaquim Mateo, Etienne Gayat, Fabrice Vallée
Pages: 97 - 97
Introduction: Pressure-Velocity (PU) loops obtained in the descending thoracic aorta (PU-loopsdes) could estimate left ventricular afterload with two remarkable angles: β and GALA (Global Afterload Angle) [1].The aim of this study is to compare PU-loops measured in the ascending aorta (PU-loopsasc) versus...
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PO-27 A NEW SOFTWARE FOR DETERMINING CHANGES IN ARTERIAL DIAMETER OVER TIME
Ka Zuj, J. Deglint, A. Gawish, A. Wong, D.A. Clausi, R.L. Hughson
Pages: 97 - 97
Objectives: The purpose was to investigate the ability of a new software, developed by our group, to provide continuous measures of arterial diameter from recorded ultrasound video.
Methods: Software (MAUI) was developed to assess arterial diameter using active contours to accurately detect the vessel...
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P1.22 POORER LUNG FUNCTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG ADULTS: THE NORTHERN IRELAND YOUNG HEARTS PROJECT (NIYHP)
N. Kokshoorn, I. Ferreira, M. Huijberts, J.W.R. Twisk, C.A. Boreham, C.D.A. Stehouwer
Pages: 97 - 97
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P65 REMOTE ISCHAEMIC PRECONDITIONING REDUCES KIDNEY INJURY IN VASCULAR SURGERY
Teele Kepler, Karl Kuusik, Urmas Lepner, Joel Starkopf, Mihkel Zilmer, Jaan Eha, Liisi Anette Torop, Jaak Kals
Pages: 97 - 97
Background: Perioperative acute kidney injury has been found to occur in 12% of patients undergoing lower limb revascularisation (Arora et al., 2013). The aim of the current double-blinded, randomised and sham-controlled pilot study was to determine the effect of remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC)...
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P145 MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE DEPENDENCY OF CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY
Mark Butlin, Isabella Tan, Fatemeh Shirbani, Bart Spronck, Alberto Avolio
Pages: 97 - 98
Background: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is predictive of cardiovascular outcomes but clinical interpretation is confounded by blood pressure (BP) interaction. This study proposes a method for PWV pressure dependency measurement suitable for routine clinical or research use.
Methods:...
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PO-30 EFFECT OF LOW-DOSE ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES: AN OBSERVATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Kim Phan, Yessica-Haydee Gomez, Amira El-Messidi, Robert Gagnon, Stella S. Daskalopoulou
Pages: 97 - 97
Objectives: Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) has been shown to reduce the risk for pre-eclampsia in high-risk pregnancies when prescribed before 16 weeks of gestation. It remains unknown whether this anti-inflammatory agent has effects on arterial stiffness. Our objective was to characterize arterial...
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12. THE EFFECT OF ORALLY SINGLE DOSE OF SLOW-RELEASE ISOSORBIDE-5-MONONITRATE ON CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS
Shu-xian Du, Xiongjing Jiang, Ping Wang, Liu Yu-qing, Yi-shi Li
Pages: 97 - 97
Background: The cuff sphygmomanometer failed to show consistent alteration in brachial blood pressure with slow-release isosorbide-5-mononitrate(IS-5-MN), even though the drug proved very effective in relieving angina pectoris.Sofar, the effect of orally single dose of slow-release isosorbide-5-mononitrate...
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P1.23 BLOOD PRESSURE AND AUGMENTATION INDEX IN GENERAL POPULATION IN 5 YEARS FOLLOW-UP
W. Wojciechowska, K. Stolarz-Skrzypek, A. Olszanecka, M. Loster, M. Cwynar, T. Grodzicki, K. Kawecka – Jaszcz
Pages: 97 - 97
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P66 REDUCTION IN AUGMENTATION PRESSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVEMENT OF EARLY VENTRICULAR EJECTION AFTER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
Haotian Gu, Ronak Rajani, Phil Chowienczyk
Pages: 97 - 97
Background: Previously regarded as a measure of pressure wave reflection, central augmentation pressure (AP) may be influenced by the pattern of early ventricular ejection. We examined the relationship of AP to first-phase ejection fraction (EF1), a measure of ventricular ejection up to the time of the...
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PO-31 EFFECT OF POOR GLYCEMIC CONTROL ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PREGNANCY
Kim Phan, Yessica-Haydee Gomez, Mohamed Salah Al-azzawi, Amira El-Messidi, Stella S. Daskalopoulou
Pages: 97 - 97
Objectives: Poor glycemic control during pregnancy is associated with increased adverse perinatal outcomes. Our objective was to characterize the association between glycemic control and arterial stiffness in pregnancy.
Methods: In this prospective longitudinal study, women with high-risk singleton...
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P1.24 AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN YOUNG, LOW RISK, FRENCH POPULATION
B. Pannier, F. Thomas, L. Guize, K. Bean, B. Jego, A. Benetos
Pages: 97 - 98
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PO-32 DIETARY CALCIUM INTAKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH: IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP?
Shubhabrata Das, Yessica-Haydee Gomez, David Goltzman, Angel M. Ong, Yessica H. Gomez, Jessica Gorgui, Michelle Wall, Suzanne N. Morin, Stella S. Daskalopoulou
Pages: 97 - 98
Introduction: Calcium intake, recommended for osteoporosis prevention, has been associated with cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. We examined the association of dietary calcium intake (dCa) with surrogate CV markers, including carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), arterial stiffness and hemodynamics in...
Research Article
Comparison of two techniques for measuring pulse wave velocity and central blood pressure
Rok Accetto, Barbara Salobir, Jana Brguljan, Primoz Dolenc
Pages: 97 - 100
Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an important parameter in the assessment of overall cardiovascular risk and there is well documented predictions of mortality in special groups of patients. Several methods are available for measuring the velocity and other parameters of the pulse wave. Our aim was to assess...
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Increased aortic wave reflection and longitudinal regional diastolic dysfunction in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy
Joji Ishikawa, Yoshio Matsui, Cesare Russo, Eiichi Hyodo, Kotaro Arai, Marco R. DiTulio, Shunichi Homma, Kazuomi Kario
Pages: 97 - 102
Objectives: Increased arterial stiffness is associated with the progression of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH); however, the endocardial layer (End) contracts more than the epicardial layer (Epi), and it is unclear whether increased arterial stiffness affects regional wall deformation in both the...
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Does the Nitric Oxide Synthase T786C Gene Polymorphism Influence Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome?
Angela Cozma, Adriana Fodor, Lucia Maria Procopciuc, Teodora Alexescu, Vasile Negrean, Dana Pop, Doina Alina Todea, Olga Hilda Orăşan, Adela-Viviana Sitar-Taut
Pages: 97 - 101
Background: Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) is responsible for Nitric Oxide (NO) bioavailability at endothelial level. Aging (even in healthy people) is involved in arterial stiffness increases.
Materials and Methods: We investigated (in the service of Cardiology, 4th Medical Clinic) 100 patients,...
15. OPEN LABEL, RANDOMIZED, ACTIVE DRUG COMPARATIVE, PARALLEL GROUP, MULTI-CENTER, PHASE IV STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECT OF BENIDIPINE AND LOSARTAN ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE IN MILD TO MODERATE ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS (BELASCO TRIAL)
Sang-Hyun Ihm, Shung Chull Chae, Do Sun Lim, Kee Sik Kim, Dong Ju Choi, Jong Won Ha, Dong Soo Kim, Kye Hun Kim, Myeong Chan Cho, Hui Kyung Jeon, Sang Hong Baek, The BELASCO trial investigators, Korea
Pages: 98 - 98
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of benidipine (calcium channel blocker) and losartan (angiotensin receptor blocker) on arterial stiffness and central blood pressure (BP) in mild to moderate essential hypertensives.
Methods and Results: This 24 weeks, multi-center, open...
17. CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN A LARGE COHORT STUDY AND REALLY NORMAL SUBJECTS
Woo-Baek Chung, Ho-Joong Youn, Yun-Seok Choi, Hee-Jung Hwang, Jae-Beom Lee, Jong-Won Chung, Chul-Soo Park, Yong-Seog Oh, Sang-Hong Baek, Wook-Sung Chung, Ki-Bae Seung, Jae-Hyung Kim
Pages: 98 - 98
Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been widely used as a surrogate of early atherosclerosis. However, the characteristics of patients in cohort-based studies of carotid IMT are very heterogeneous. We evaluated the carotid intima, media, and IMT in really normal (RN) subjects who had...
16. IS IT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT CORONARY ARTERY STENOSIS BASED ON CAROTID ARTERY INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS
Jong-Won Chung, Ho-Joong Youn, Yun-Seok Choi, Hee-Jung Hwang, Jae-Beom Lee, Woo-Baek Chung, Chul-Soo Park, Yong-Seog Oh, Wook-Sung Chung, Jae-Hyung Kim
Pages: 98 - 98
Background: Noninvasive measurement of carotid artery intima media thickness (IMT) has been widely used as a surrogate marker of coronary atherosclerosis. However, evidence for the clinical implications of increased carotid IMT in diabetic patients is not well established. The aim of this study was to...
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18.ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Jeong Bae Park, Kee Sik Kim, Ho Joong Youn, Sang Hong Baek, Kyu Hyung Ryu, Shung Chull Chae, Jang Ho Bae, Jang Ho Bae, Chang Gyu Park, Moo Yong Rhee, Soo Yeun Choi, Dong Ju Choi, Sung Ha Park, Se Joong Rim, Dong Gu Shin, Gae Hoon Kim, Jong Chun Park, Won Ho Kim, Wang Seong Ryu, Kyung Ho Youn, Jin Won Jeong, Young Moo Ro, Young Dae Kim, Dong Soo Kim, Myeng Chan Cho, Byung Hee Oh, Nam Sik Chung, on behalf of Korean Vascular Research Working Group
Pages: 98 - 99
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P1.25 ARTERIAL PROPERTIES IN RELATION TO GENETIC VARIATIONS IN THE ADDUCIN SUBUNITS IN A WHITE POPULATION
J. Seidlerova, J.A. Staessen, M. Bochud, T. Nawrot, N. Casamassima, L. Citterio, T. Kuznetsova, Y. Jin, P. Manunta, T. Richart, H.A. Struijker-Boudier, R. Fagard, J. Filipovsky, G. Bianchi
Pages: 98 - 98
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P67 UNRELIABLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY VALUES PROVIDED BY ALGORITHM-BASED DEVICE: A STUDY IN MARFAN SYNDROME
Giulia Furlanis, Paolo Salvi, Andrea Grillo, Lucia Salvi, Inês Pintassilgo, Elisabetta Bungaro, Raffaella Gaetano, Susan Marelli, Renzo Carretta, Alessandro Pini, Gianfranco Parati
Pages: 98 - 98
Objective: To evaluate the reliability of algorithm-based aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) estimated by the Mobil-O-Graph (IEM, Germany) compared to a standard non-invasive measurement of aortic PWV (carotid-femoral PWV), in a population of patients with a genetic disorder causing premature stiffening...
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P146 METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND DETERMINANTS OF HYPEREMIA-MEDIATED SLOWING IN PULSE WAVE VELOCITY: A GENERAL POPULATION STUDY
Nicholas Cauwenberghs, Yenthel Heyrman, Judita Knez, Lutgarde Thijs, Jan A. Staessen, Tatiana Kuznetsova
Pages: 98 - 98
Background: Recent studies proposed that deceleration in pulse wave velocity (PWV) following hyperemia might reflect arterial distensibility and endothelial function. We therefore investigated methodological aspects and clinical determinants of newly proposed indexes of such flow-mediated slowing (FMS)...
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PO-33 STATIN THERAPY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MAY IMPROVE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN WOMEN BUT NOT IN MEN: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
Yessica-Haydee Gomez, Shubhabrata Das, Jessica Gorgui, Ines Colmegna, Stella S. Daskalopoulou
Pages: 98 - 98
Objectives: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Statins have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, thereby reducing cardiovascular risk. Arterial stiffness is a composite indicator of cardiovascular health and a predictor of cardiovascular risk....
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P1.26 THE INFLUENCE OF ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE POLYMORPHISMS AND CURRENT SMOKING ON LARGE ARTERY STIFFNESS
J. Filipovsky, O Mayer, M. Pesta, R. Cifkova
Pages: 98 - 98
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P18 THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN METABOLIC SYNDROME COMPONENTS, ARTERIAL MARKERS OF EARLY ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
Svetlana Solovjova, Roma Puronaite, Aiste Jakstaite, Ligita Ryliskyte, Jelena Celutkiene, Aleksandras Laucevicius
Pages: 98 - 98
Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between MetS components and arterial stiffness in concert with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in patients with high risk of cardiovascular disease.
Methods: A study was carried among 436 subjects (aged 53,8±6, 37,2% men)...
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PO-35 FIRST IN MAN MEASUREMENT OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS USING A CONNECTED BATHROOM SCALE: CALIBRATION AGAINST SPHYGMOCOR
Pierre Boutouyrie, Hakim Khettab, David Campo, Roger Yu, Nadine Buard
Pages: 98 - 98
Background: Measurement of arterial stiffness (AS) is still considered difficult. We developed a non- invasive technique to assess AS from a connected bathroom scale, based on ballistocardiography (BCG) and impedance plethysmography (IPG).
Methods: We included 192 subjects and patients, 106 for calibration...