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8.2 (SHEAR) STRAIN IMAGING OF THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY

T. Idzenga, H.H.G. Hansen, R.G.P. Lopata, C.L. De Korte
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P1.02 ACTIVE PREVENTION STUDY: ATHEROSCLEROSIS CAROTID-CORONARY INVESTIGATION BY ECHOGRAPHY

C.F. Cesana, S.F. Soriano, C.P. Campadello, C.P. Canova, F.R. Facchetti, F.I. Faggiano, M.G.F. Mureddu, G.N. Gaibazzi, C.S. Carerj, M.M.L. Muiesan, R.F. Rigo, M.A. Moreo, C.G. Giannattasio
Pages: 151 - 151
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P5.28 THE EFFECT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE ON VENTRICULAR-ARTERIAL COUPLING; INSIGHTS FROM SEPARATED WAVE ANALYSIS IN YOUNG WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT PCOS

E. Rees, F. Rakebrandt, J.P. Halcox, D.A. Rees, A.G. Fraser
Pages: 151 - 151
Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterised by obesity and a high prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) but this may not translate into increased cardiovascular events. The energy and timing of waves in large arteries may be quantified by separated wave analysis from wave intensity (WI)...
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1.3 IMPACT OF RENAL TRANSPLANTATION ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS

J.C. Smith, L.A. Tomlinson, J.R. Bradley, A.J. Bradley, I.B. Wilkinson, C.M. McEniery
Pages: 151 - 151
Introduction: Risk of a cardiovascular event is known to increase in the period immediately post-transplantation before returning to baseline or lower. We hypothesised that this might be due to changes in arterial stiffness and/or endothelial function. Methods: We measured aortic pulse wave velocity...
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P1.10 PREVALENCE OF RESISTANT HYPERTENSION IN A GENERAL POPULATION IN NORTHERN ITALY: ASSOCIATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE

M. Salvetti, M.L. Muiesan, A. Paini, C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Aggiusti, F. Bertacchini, D. Stassaldi, F. Beschi, G. Rubagotti, C. Monteduro, M. Castellano, E. Agabiti Rosei
Pages: 151 - 151
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P8.1 FEASIBILITY OF 24-HOUR CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS–THE ISAR HEMODIALYSIS STUDY

M. Baumann, M. Bauhofer, S. Wassertheurer, S. Tholen, C. Hauser, Y. Suttmann, A.-L. Hasenau, U. Heemann, C. Schmaderer
Pages: 151 - 151
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8.3 REDUCED SYSTEMIC ARTERIAL COMPLIANCE IN STABLE HEART TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

L.A. Rustad, K. Nytrøen, B.H. Amundsen, P. Segers, S. Aakhus
Pages: 151 - 151
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P1.03 ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS REVERSE EFFECTS OF CARDIOTONIC STEROIDS ON VASCULAR ELASTICITY AND COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS

A.O. Konradi, Y.N. Grigorova, K.A. Bagrov, A.V. Fadeev, I.V. Emelianov, O.V. Fedorova, A.Y. Bagrov
Pages: 151 - 152
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P5.29 MUSIC TO MY EARS, HEART AND AORTA: THE EFFECT OF MUSIC LISTENING ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND AORTIC HEMODYNAMICS OF YOUNG, HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS

C. Vlachopoulos, A. Aggelakas, N. Ioakeimidis, P. Xaplanteris, M. Abdelasoul, I. Gourgouli, P. Pietri, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 151 - 151
Objectives: Music has been correlated to cardiovascular health and used as additional therapy in patients with cardiovascular disease, however, few are known on the impact of music on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics which are both predictors of cardiovascular risk. We investigated the effect...
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1.4 INCREASED AORTIC STIFFNESS IN YOUNG SUBJECTS WITH MIGRAINE

G. Schillaci, G. Pucci, I. Corbelli, P. Sarchielli, M. Mannarino, M. Pirro, P. Calabresi, E. Mannarino
Pages: 151 - 152
Background: Migraine is associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and other cardiovascular (CV) events, including angina, myocardial infarction, and CV death. However, the mechanisms which link migraine to CV disease remain uncertain. In the present case-control study, we hypothesized that...
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P1.11 INCREASED AGE, BODY MASS INDEX AND LOW HDL-C LEVELS RELATE TO AN ECHOLUCENT STRUCTURE OF THE CAROTID INTIMA–MEDIA THICKNESS: THE METEOR STUDY

S.A.E. Peters, L. Lind, H.M. den Ruijter, M.K. Palmer, D.E. Grobbee, J.R. Crouse, D.H. O’Leary, G.W. Evans, J.S. Raichlen, M.L. Bots
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P5.30 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND OBESITY

O. Mac Ananey, I. Abuzaid, B. Mc Loughlin, A. Leonard, P. Gaffney, G. Boran, V. Maher
Pages: 151 - 152
Objectives: To examine the role of physical activity in vascular stiffness and markers of adiposity and inflammation in “healthy” subjects. Methods: Seventy-nine (51 male & 28 female) healthy subjects were recruited. All were lifelong non-smokers, normotensive, normolipidaemic and normoglycaemic....
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P1.12 B-PROOF: IS ARTERIAL STIFFENING ASSOCIATED WITH HOMOCYSTEINE?

S.C. van Dijk, A.H. van den Meiracker, F.U.S. Mattace-Raso, N. van der Velde
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1.5 INCREASED CRP EARLY IN THE RA DISEASE COURSE PREDICTS AN INCREASED RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: 15-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE EURIDISS COHORT

S.A. Provan, K. Angel, A.G. Semb, D. Atar, T.K. Kvien
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Background: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objective: To explore whether early markers of RA inflammatory disease activity could predict later cardiovascular disease and arterial stiffness, and to describe the impact of later use of disease-modifying...
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P1.13 CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE (BP) IS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF WORSE OUTCOME IN YOUNG TO MIDDLE AGE SUBJECTS SCREENED FOR STAGE I HYPERTENSION

F. Saladini, E. Benetti, M. Santonastaso, L. Mos, S. Cozzio, G. Garavelli, A. Bortolazzi, P. Palatini
Pages: 152 - 152
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P8.3 AORTIC FLOW ALTERATIONS IN DILATED AND HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: NEW INSIGHT FROM QUANTITATIVE FLOW MRI

I. Bargiotas, E. Bollache, A. De Cesare, L. Besson-Hajji, S. Tavolaro, A. Redheuil, E. Mousseaux, N. Kachenoura
Pages: 152 - 152
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P1.04 PREDICTORS OF VASCULAR AGE IN A POPULATION WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS

M. Loboz-Rudnicka, J. Jaroch, Z. Bociaga, E. Kruszynska, B. Ciecierzynska, M. Dziuba, K. Dudek, I. Uchmanowicz, K. Loboz-Grudzien
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P5.31 CENTRAL PRESSURES ARE HIGHER IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK (TIA) THAN HEALTHY ADULTS

S.R.U. Patel, E. Bunting, E. Bodenham, S.A. Hopkins, E. Ormerod, J. Timeyin, K. Ali, C. Rajkumar
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Introduction: The increased risk of stroke following a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) is well established. Central aortic pressure, a marker of arterial stiffness, is emerging as a predictor of cardiovascular events including stroke. Additionally brachial Blood Pressure (BP) measurements may not accurately...
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1.6 DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON CAROTID PERFUSION OF INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP SUPPORT

J.E. Davies, J. Baksi, A. Sharp, B. Gerber, B. Sachdev, J. Mayet, I.S. Malik, A.D. Hughes
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Introduction: Intra-aortic balloon pumping is widely used to augment diastolic coronary perfusion. However, far less is known about its effects on other large arteries. In this study we assessed the effects of intra-arterial balloon pump pressure support on pressure and flow in the proximal aorta, carotid,...
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P1.14 FORMATION OF NEW ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES IN WELL CONTROLLED RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DEPENDS ON CLASSICAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS: A PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY

A.D. Protogerou, E. Zampeli, K. Stamatelopoulos, K. Fragiadaki, C.G. Katsiari, K. Kyrkou, C.M. Papamichael, M. Mavrikakis, G.D. Kitas, P.P. Sfikakis
Pages: 152 - 152
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P8.4 NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY USING ELECTROMECHANICAL SENSORS: FEASIBILITY STUDY IN A HEALTHY POPULATION

H. Pereira, T. Pereira, J. Maldonado, T. Pereira, V. Almeida, J. Simões, J. Cardoso, C. Correia
Pages: 152 - 152
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P5.32 WAON-THERAPY (WARMING THERAPY) IMPROVED CARDIAC FUNCTION ASSOCIATING WITH DECREASING CARDIO-ANKLE VASCULAR INDEX (CAVI) IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS

Kohji Shirai, Nagakawa Osamu, Hirano Keiichi, Noike Hirohumi, Takahashi Mao, Shimizu Kazuhiro, Yoshida Toyohiko
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Objects: Waon-Therapy was invented for the therapy of heart failure by Dr. Tei. The purpose of this study was to confirm the efficacy of Waon therapy and to clarify the role of Waon-therapy in the arterial stiffness monitoring with cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI). Subjects and methods: Study 1 Subjects...
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P8.5 EVALUATION OF VALVULOARTERIAL IMPEDANCE IN AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS BY USING CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE AND CAROTID ARTERY TONOMETRY

G. Soulat, E. Bollache, F. Pontnau, L. Perdrix, V. Zhygalina, P. Achouh, N. Kachenoura, P. Boutouyrie, S. Laurent, E. Mousseaux
Pages: 152 - 152
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P5.33 REVERSE DIPPING STATUS IS INVERSELY ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE

D.A. Vrachatis, A. Argyris, A. Papadopoulos, T.G. Papaioannou, E. Aissopou, G. Konstantonis, D. Niakas, P. Sfikakis, A. Protogerou
Pages: 152 - 153
Objectives: We sought to investigate whether reverse dipping status is associated with self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: BP was evaluated non-invasively under 24-hour ABPM with a brachial cuff-based automatic oscillometric device (Mobilo-O-Graph, IEM); all subjects maintained...
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P2.01 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEDIA TO LUMEN RATIO OF SUBCUTANEOUS SMALL ARTERIES AND WALL TO LUMEN RATIO OF RETINAL ARTERIOLES EVALUATED NON INVASIVELY BY SCANNING LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY

D. Rizzoni, E. Porteri, C. De Ciuceis, E. La Boria, S. Duse, F. Semeraro, C. Costagliola, A. Sebastiani, P. Danzi, G.A.M. Tiberio, S.M. Giulini, C. Agabiti Rosei, A. Sarkar, D. Avanzi, E. Agabiti Rosei
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P8.6 COMPARISON OF TRANSIT TIME ESTIMATION METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY

M. Bachler, B. Hametner, C. Mayer, T. Weber, B. Eber, S. Wassertheurer
Pages: 152 - 152
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P1.07 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECHOES FROM THE CAROTID MEDIA, CLINICAL VARIABLES AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS

F. Stea, J.P. Empana, L.A.H.T. Nguyen, P. Brands, B. Pannier, X. Jouven, S. Laurent, P. Boutouryie
Pages: 152 - 153
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Physical Fitness is a Mediator in the Relationship between Arterial Stiffness and Cognitive Function

Alinne Nascimento, Duarte Barros, José Oliveira, Joana Carvalho, Lucimere Bohn
Pages: 151 - 155
Background: To investigate physical fitness as a mediator of the relationship between arterial stiffness and cognitive function in seniors. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study comprising 155 individuals free from chronic diseases (75.5 ± 6.5 years; 69.7% female). Carotid-femoral pulse wave was...
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3.1 AORTIC STIFFNESS IN MIDDLE AGED WOMEN IS HERITABLE AND RELATES TO BLOOD PRESSURE AND AORTIC CALCIFICATION: A TWIN STUDY

M. Cecelja, B. Jiang, K. McNeill, M.L. Frost, T. Spector, P. Chowienczyk
Pages: 153 - 153
Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV), measure of aortic stiffness, is predictive of cardiovascular events. PWV is strongly related to age and blood pressure but its relation to other risk factors and presence of calcification is unclear. We sought to determine the association between PWV and cardiovascular...
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P2.02 INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS INDUCED ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION BY THE HUMAN T2238C ANP GENE MOLECULAR VARIANT

S. Rubattu, S. Sciarretta, C. Calvieri, L. Castello, A. Battistoni, M. De Giusti, E. Dito, A. Marra, I. Laurino, B. Pagliaro, M. Volpe
Pages: 153 - 153
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P1.01 VALIDATION OF A BRACHIAL CUFF-BASED METHOD FOR ASSESSING CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE

T. Weber, S. Wassertheurer, C. Mayer, B. Hametner, J. Kropf, B. Eber
Pages: 153 - 153
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P1.08 PREDICTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS WITH AORTIC STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

C. Vlachopoulos, N. Ioakeimidis, K. Aznaouridis, A. Aggelis, D. Terentes-Printzios, A. Aggelakas, M. Abdelrasoul, A. Synodinos, G. Lazaros, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 153 - 153
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P6.01 IMPLANTABLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY SENSOR

A. Domnich, J. Schaechtele
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In case of vascular weakness or thrombosis stents are implanted and brace vessels from the inside to assure the proper blood flow. A widespread method to monitor the state of blood vessels in terms of their stiffness and diameter is to measure the pulse wave velocity (PWV). The stiffer or the narrower...
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3.2 IS AORTIC STIFFNESS READY FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE? RESULTS FROM THE ROTTERDAM STUDY

G.C. Verwoert, S.E. Elias-Smale, D. Rizopoulos, E.W. Steyerberg, A. Hofman, M. Kavousi, E.J.G. Sijbrands, A.P.G. Hoeks, R.S. Reneman, F.U.S. Mattace-Raso, J.C.M. Witteman
Pages: 153 - 153
Background: It has been demonstrated that aortic stiffness, as determined by the carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. Whether this measure is of use in cardiovascular risk stratification in clinical practice needs to be determined. We investigated...
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P1.02 IN VIVO QUANTIFICATION OF CAROTID ARTERY WALL DIMENSIONS: 3.0 TESLA MRI VERSUS B-MODE ULTRASOUND IMAGING

R. Duivenvoorden, E. de Groot, B.M. Elsen, J.S. Lameris, R.J. van der Geest, E.S.G. Stroes, J.J.P. Kastelein, A.J. Nederveen
Pages: 153 - 153
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P1.09 HERITABILITY OF RETINAL MICROCIRCULATION IN FLEMISH FAMILIES

Y.-P. Liu, Y. Jin, L. Thijs, T. Kuznetsova, K. Asayama, Y.-M. Gu, M. Bochud, P. Verhamme, H. Struijker-Boudier, J.A. Staessen
Pages: 153 - 153
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P6.02 TOTAL ARTERIAL COMPLIANCE ESTIMATED BY A NOVEL METHOD AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN THE ELDERLY: THE PROTEGER STUDY

T.G. Papaioannou, A.D. Protogerou, N. Stergiopulos, O. Vardoulis, C. Stefanadis, M. Safar, J. Blacher
Pages: 153 - 153
Aortic stiffness assessed by carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) often fails to predict cardiovascular (CV) risk and mortality in the very elderly. This may be due to the non-linear association between PWV and compliance, or to blood pressure decrease in the frailest subjects. Moreover, total...
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3.3 EFFECT OF CELIPROLOL ON PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN VASCULAR EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME

K.T. Ong, J. Perdu, H. Plauchu, J. De Backer, A. De Paepe, J. Emmerich, X. Jeunemaitre, D. Germain, P. Collignon, G. Georgesco, E. Bozec, J.S. Hulot, S. Laurent, P. Boutouyrie
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Background: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare severe genetic disease which results from mutations in the gene encoding type III procollagen (COL3A1), characterized by vascular and/or hollow organic ruptures. No treatment is yet validated. We tested the ability of celiprolol, a beta1-adrenoceptor...
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P1.03 BRACHIAL SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AT DIFFERENT ARM HEIGHTS: A NOVEL INDEX OF ARTERIAL FUNCTION

G. Schillaci, G. Pucci, B. Gavish, R. Hijazi, L. Settimi, M. Pirro, E. Mannarino
Pages: 153 - 153
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P1.10 INTERLEUKIN GENETIC POLYMORPHISM IN RELATION TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN A FLEMISH POPULATION

Y.-P. Liu, L. Thijs, T. Kuznetsova, K. Asayama, Y.-M. Gu, P. Verhamme, H. Struijker-Boudier, H. Schmidt, J.A. Staessen
Pages: 153 - 153
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P6.03 A FSI MODEL OF CAROTID ARTERIES WITH VISCOELASTIC WALL BEHAVIOUR

Z. Wang, X.Y. Xu, N.B. Wood
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Objectives: Human carotid arteries exhibit viscoelastic behaviour characterised by hysteresis of the pressure-diameter relation and longitudinal wall motion1. Ultrasound techniques have been used to measure vessel wall displacements, as well as pressure and diameter waveforms, from which viscoelastic...
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P8.11 ADIPOKINE DYSREGULATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN A MODEL OF DIET-INDUCED OBESITY IN MICE

M. Gil-Ortega, M. Martín-Ramos, S. Arribas, M. González, I. Aránguez, M Ruiz-Gayo, M. Fernández-Alfonso, B. Somoza
Pages: 153 - 154
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P1.12 ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN LEFT VENTRICLE MYOCARDIAL OXYGEN DEMAND

C.M. Park, K. March, T. Tillin, N. Chaturvedi, A.D. Hughes
Pages: 154 - 154
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3.4 A PRESSURE-INDEPENDENT ARTERIAL REMODELLING AND AORTA DILATATION IN TREATED PATIENTS WITH FABRY DISEASE

C. Collin, M. Bensalah, H. Beaussier, D.P. Germain, E. Bozec, E. Mousseaux, S. Laurent, P. Boutouyrie
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Purpose: Fabry disease is a deficiency of lysosomal enzyme α-galactosidase A leading to accumulation of glycosphyngolipids in cardiac and vascular tissues. After long-term enzyme replacement treatment, we described a continuous vascular hypertrophy whereas the aortic stiffness was paradoxically decreasing....
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P2.05 ARE RETINAL MICROVASCULAR PHENOTYPES ASSOCIATED WITH 1675G/A POLYMORPHISM IN ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR-2 GENE?

Y. Liu, T. Kuznetsova, L. Thijs, Y. Jin, B. Schmitz, S.M. Brand, E. Brand, P. Manunta, G. Bianchi, H. Struijker-Boudier, J.A. Staessen
Pages: 154 - 154
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P8.12 ARTERIAL DISTENSION-PRESSURE LOOP ANALYSIS IN HYPERTENSIVE RATS: ADVANTAGES, PITFALLS AND POSSIBILITIES

C. Vayssettes-Courchay, C. Ragonnet, G. Lindesay, S. Chimenti, M. Isabelle, J.-P. Vilaine
Pages: 154 - 154
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P1.11 CENTRAL SYSTOLIC AUGMENTATION INDEXES AND URINARY SODIUM IN A WHITE POPULATION

Y.-P. Liu, L. Thijs, T. Kuznetsova, Y.-M. Gu, K. Asayama, K. Stolarz-Skrzypek, Y. Jin, P. Verhamme, H. Struijker-Boudier, J.A. Staessen
Pages: 154 - 154
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P6.04 PULSE VOLUME HOMEOSTASIS AS A HYPOTHESIZED PRINCIPLE OF ARTERIAL DESIGN

B. Gavish
Pages: 154 - 154
The increase of arterial volume during the systole (‘pulse volume’) is essential for buffering the pulsatile ventricular output. Objectives: Deriving some mechanical properties of arteries by assuming pulse volume homeostasis. Methods: A model that includes a generalized nonlinear relationship between...
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3.5 IMPROVEMENT IN AORTIC STIFFNESS AFTER ONE YEAR OF ANTI-TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-α THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY ARTHROPATHIES IS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCTION IN CALPROTECTIN (A PROINFLAMMATORY S100 PROTEIN)

K. Angel, S. Provan, M. Fagerhol, T.K. Kvien, D. Atar
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Background: Chronic inflammatory arthropathies such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. TNF-α antagonists are previously reported to improve vascular function in these patients and thus...
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P8.13 A 1-D MODEL OF THE SYSTEMIC ARTERIAL TREE IN MICE

L. Aslanidou, B. Trachet, P. Reymond, P. Segers, N. Stergiopulos
Pages: 154 - 154
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P1.06 THE ARTERIOGRAPH: CORRELATED TO AORTIC STIFFNESS, BUT MEASURING AXILLO-BRACHIAL ARTERY STIFFNESS?

B. Trachet, P. Reymond, J. Kips, A. Swillens, M.L. De Buyzere, B. Suys, N. Stergiopulos, P. Segers
Pages: 154 - 154
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P6.05 PRESSURE DEPENDENCY OF STIFFNESS DIFFERS WITH AGE: AGREEMENT BETWEEN OBSERVATIONS IN TREATED HYPERTENSIVES AND THE REFERENCE VALUES FOR ARTERIAL STIFFNESS POPULATION

B. Spronck, M.H.G. Heusinkveld, F.H. Vanmolkot, J. Op ’t Roodt, T. Delhaas, A.A. Kroon, K.D. Reesink
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Background: Arterial stiffness measures have a known dependency on actual blood pressure, requiring due consideration in risk assessment and treatment monitoring. Given the impact of age on arterial wall structural properties, this pressure-dependency might significantly differ between younger and older...
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3.6 OSTEOPROTEGERIN IS ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH AORTIC STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS

M. Zagura, M. Sergejev, J. Lieberg, P. Kampus, A. Peetsalu, J. Eha, M. Zilmer, J. Kals
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Background: Arterial stiffening is an independent predictor for cardiovascular mortality. Preliminary studies have shown that arterial calcification may have impact on increased vascular stiffness. However, little is known about the role of calcification inhibitor osteoprotegerin (OPG) as an independent...
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P2.07 ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT DILATATION IN DIFFERENT VASCULAR BEDS

M. Salvetti, A. Paini, C. De Ciuceis, E. Porteri, C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Aggiusti, F. Bertacchini, D. Stassaldi, D. Rizzoni, M.L. Muiesan, E. Agabiti Rosei
Pages: 154 - 154
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P1.07 ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF CAROTID STIFFNESS IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS DURING EXERCISE: A PILOT STUDY

E. Bianchini, R.M. Bruno, A.I. Corciu, V. Gemignani, F. Faita, M. Demi, L. Ghiadoni, R. Sicari
Pages: 154 - 154
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P9.2 VASCULAR ADAPTATIONS TO BODY SIZE AND COMPOSITION IN ADOLESCENTS

C. Palombo, C. Morizzo, V. Bianchi, B. Marchi, E. Randazzo, G. Federico, M. Kozakova
Pages: 154 - 154
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P1.08 THE BRACHIO-TO-RADIAL PULSE PRESSURE AMPLIFICATION AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO CENTRAL-TO-PERIPHERAL PULSE PRESSURE AMPLIFICATION

G. Pucci, J. Cheriyan, L. Whittaker, S.S. Hickson, G. Schillaci, C.M. McEniery, I.B. Wilkinson
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5.1 ASSESSMENT OF THE ARTERIAL WALL BEHAVIOR ALONG THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY AT THE LEVEL OF A PLAQUE ACCORDING TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS GRADIENT

H. Beaussier, I. Masson, O. Naggara, D. Calvet, R. Joannides, E. Guegan-Massardier, E. Gérardin, E. Bozec, P. Boutouyrie, S. Laurent
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Background: We previously described longitudinal strain gradient named bending strain (BS), along the common carotid artery (CCA) with two distinct patterns (Paini, Stroke 2007, Beaussier, Hypertension 2008): Pattern A (larger radial strain at the plaque level than at adjacent CCA) and its opposite,...
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P2.09 DAMAGE ACCRUAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION DETRIMENT: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

R.M. Bruno, C. Tani, A.D. Ascanio, Y. Plantinga, R. Neri, A. Tavoni, L. Carli, S. Taddei, S. Bombardieri, L. Ghiadoni
Pages: 155 - 155
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P1.09 VALIDATION OF A NEW NON-INVASIVE TONOMETER FOR DETERMINING AORTIC PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN RATS

E. Tartagni, G. Simon, C. Labat, N. Sloboda, L. Joly, C. Borghi, A. Benetos, P. Lacolley, P. Salvi
Pages: 155 - 155
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P1.14 NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC HEMODYNAMIC IN COPD

A. Albarrati, N. S. Gale, S. Enright, M. Munnery, I. Munnery, D. J. Shale, J. R. Cockcroft
Pages: 155 - 155
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P6.06 AORTIC REFLECTIONS-RELATED TIME AND MAGNITUDE INDICES ESTIMATED FROM THE SUPERIMPOSITION OF CENTRAL PRESSURE AND FLOW WAVEFORMS

E. Bollache, N. Kachenoura, A. Redheuil, E. Mousseaux
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Objectives: While in young subjects, central pressure and flow peaks occur simultaneously and before time to return of reflected pressure (Tr), Tr progressively shifts towards early systole with aging, and eventually occurs before pressure peak. Consequently such parameters along with the corresponding...
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5.2 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LARGE ARTERY STIFFNESS, WAVE REFLECTION AND PULSATILITY IN THE MICRO-CIRCULATION: NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF BOTH HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES

B.J. McDonnell, J. Coulson, M. Munnery, N.S. Gale, K. Mortlock, I. Munnery, I.B. Wilkinson, C.M. McEniery, J.R. Cockcroft
Pages: 155 - 155
Background: Increased arterial stiffness is associated with a reduced buffering capacity of the large arteries, therefore predisposing the microcirculation to increased flow and pressure pulsatility. However, increased wave reflection may be protective, by reducing the amount of pulsatility transmitted...
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P2.10 MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WAVE REFLECTION AND RETINAL ARTERY FLOW PULSATILITY

B.J. McDonnell, J. Coulson, M. Zagura, M. Munnery, E. Stohr, R. Shave, C.M. McEniery, I.B. Wilkinson, J.R. Cockcroft
Pages: 155 - 155
Conference Abstract

P9.5 VASCULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION AND HEMODYNAMICS ARE NOT ALTERED IN NORMAL-TENSION GLAUCOMA AT REST

J. Bossuyt, G. Vandekerckhove, S. Van de Velde, T. De Backer, M. Azermai, A.-M. Stevens, P. Kesteleyn, T. Raemdonck, P. Segers, F. Vanmolkot, L. Van Bortel
Pages: 155 - 155
Conference Abstract

P1.10 LOCAL AORTIC STIFFNESS ESTIMATED BY A BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TECHNIQUE

M. Collette, A. Humeau, C. Chevallier, G.P.N. Leftheriotis
Pages: 155 - 155
Conference Abstract

P1.15 ASSESSING THE CORRELATES OF ARTERIAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN HEALTHY ADOLESCENTS

T.J. Bradley, C. Slorach, C. Manlhiot, W. Hui, T. Sarkola, E.T. Jaeggi, L. Mertens
Pages: 155 - 155
Conference Abstract

P6.07 A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF THE REFLECTED WAVE TRANSIT TIME FROM BRACHIAL SUPRASYSTOLIC WAVEFORM ANALYSIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF LARGE ARTERY STIFFNESS

M. Eskandari, R.E.D. Climie, S.B. Nikolic, J.E. Sharman
Pages: 155 - 155
Background: Aortic stiffness is clinically important, but measurement can be time consuming. The ‘reflected wave transit time’ (RWTT) is thought to represent aortic stiffness and, since this can be measured quickly by brachial cuff oscillometry, could be a useful new test. This study aimed to compare...
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5.3 AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN THE MICROMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF OVINE AORTA

R. Akhtar, C. Kridiotis, H.K. Graham, M.J. Sherratt, A.W. Trafford, J.K. Cruickshank, B. Derby
Pages: 155 - 155
Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM) images have a spatial resolution at 1 GHz comparable to conventional optical microscopy. Each pixel in the image can be analysed to determine mechanical properties, allowing their precise correlation with microstructural components of tissue. Although loss of elasticity...
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P2.11 IMAGING OF RETINAL ARTERIOLAR WALL IN VIVO IN HUMANS

M. Paques, K. Gocho-Nakashima, O. Genevois, E. Plaisier, J.A. Sahel
Pages: 155 - 155
Conference Abstract

P6.08 EVALUATING THE HEMODYNAMIC IMPACT OF ISOLATED NON-DISTENSIBILITY AND RESIDUAL NARROWING AFTER COARCTATION REPAIR USING A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY

L. Taelman, J. Bols, J. Degroote, V. Muthurangu, J. Panzer, J. Vierendeels, P. Segers
Pages: 155 - 156
Background: Even after successful treatment of aortic coarctation, a high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remains. Uncertainty exists on the factors contributing to this increased risk among others the presence of (1) a residual narrowing, leading to an additional resistance in the arterial...
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P2.12 THE INTERPLAY OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION, INFLAMMATORY AND OXIDATIVE STATUS IN HIV INFECTION. DOES ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY PLAY A ROLE?

P. Xaplanteris, C. Vlachopoulos, E. Mariolis, E. Sambatakou, D. Terentes-Printzios, N. Ioakeimidis, D. Kardara, A. Synodinos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: 155 - 156
Conference Abstract

P9.7 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, CYSTATIN C AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

M. Harangi, R. Szentimrei, L. Lőcsey, I. Seres, D. Kovács, L. Asztalos, G. Paragh
Pages: 155 - 156
Conference Abstract

P1.12 COMPARISON OF CLINICAL USEFULNESS BETWEEN STIFFNESS PARAMETER BETA (SPB) AND PULSE WAVE VELOCITY (PWV)

T. Murakami, T. Kaneda, S. Ono, K. Shibata, H. Satta, T. Iwamoto, K. Sugimoto, Y. Toya, S. Umemura
Pages: 155 - 156
Research Article

Effects of Weight Loss on Vascular Function in Obese Individuals with Poor Cardiovascular Health: Design and Research Protocol of an Interventional Clinical Trial

Michelle Rabello Cunha, Samanta Souza Mattos, Marcia Regina Simas Torres Klein, Wille Oigman, Mario Fritsch Neves
Pages: 154 - 160
Introduction: Excessive adipose tissue is associated with adverse metabolic effects and is an important risk factor for chronic diseases. According to the American Heart Association, most cardiovascular events can be prevented by adhering to healthy practices, reflecting cardiovascular health as poor,...
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5.4 THE REPEATABILITY AND VALIDITY OF PULSE WAVE VELOCITY MEASURED USING PHASE CONTRAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

S.S. Hickson, M. Butlin, M. Graves, I.B. Wilkinson, C.M. McEniery
Pages: 156 - 156
Background: Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular risk. Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PCMRI) is a recent technique that allows PWV to be measured along the entire aorta (aPWVMRI), as well as in regions of interest. The aim of this study was to test...