Artery Research

Individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) frequently demonstrate a metabolic syndrome associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Extensive functional and structural arterial wall changes have been observed in these individuals. It is documented that these vascular...

Introduction: The Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) was established as a parameter of atherosclerosis that does not depend on a subject’s blood pressure, and is now used in many centers. However, it remains unclear whether the CAVI can predict the development and outcome of cardiovascular disease. Methods:...

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...

Background: Although emerging evidence suggests that vascular calcification constitutes an active process sharing common features with bone formation, several aspects of this process in human coronary artery calcification are still poorly understood. We therefore investigated the expression of key bone...

One of the most commonly evaluated features of the arterial pressure waveforms is augmentation index (AI). Multiple devices have been developed and marketed that measure AI at peripheral arteries. Currently, it is not known if and how these measures of AI are related. Aortic and radial AI (using SphygmoCor),...