Artery Research
Volume 1, Issue S1, June 2006
Research Article
1. Arterial stiffness and diastolic blood pressure: what is the connection?
Stanley S. Franklin
Pages: S1 - S6
Although brachial systolic blood pressure (SBP) is the overall best predictor of future cardiovascular risk for the entire hypertensive population, there is much that can be learned from assessing diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in relation to simultaneous levels of SBP, because the former is not distorted...
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2. The arterial system; its influence on the heart and circulation
M.F. O’Rourke, J. Hashimoto
Pages: S7 - S14
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3. Lifestyle modification and arterial stiffness and wave reflections: A more natural way to prolong arterial health
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Alexopoulos, Christodoulos Stefanadis
Pages: S15 - S22
This review deals with the effect of several components of the broad term “lifestyle” on arterial stiffness and wave reflections. Caffeine and coffee have an unfavourable effect on aortic stiffness and wave reflections both on an acute and on a chronic basis. Acute consumption of tea, which contains...
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4. 02.02 SHORT-TERM DAILY ADMINISTRATION OF L-ARGININE IMPROVES ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HEALTHY SMOKERS
G. Siasos*, C. Vlachopoulos, D. Tousoulis, I. Andreou, N. Ioakeimidis, K. Zisimos, C. Pitsavos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S23 - S23
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5. 02.01 SIMVASTATIN PREVENTS ACUTE INFLAMMATION-INDUCED AORTIC STIFFENING IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS.
S. Wallace*, K. Maki-Petaja, J. Cheriyan, E. Davidson, C. McEniery, I. Wilkinson, R. Kharbanda
Pages: S23 - S23
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6. 02.03 AORTIC STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTIONS ARE INCREASED IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
R. Sabit*, C.E. Bolton, P.H. Edwards, I.B. Wilkinson, J.R. Cockcroft, D.J. Shale
Pages: S23 - S23
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7. 02.04 DETERMINANTS OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
B.S. Ilyas*, D. Markie, D.E. Newby, D.J. Webb
Pages: S24 - S24
Research Article
8. 04.01 ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION TREATMENT IMPROVES ARTERIAL WALL PROPERTIES AND WAVE REFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS IN PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY ANGINA
W. Nichols*, J. Estrada, K. Owens, R. Conti
Pages: S24 - S24
Conference Abstract
9. 04.02 THE METABOLIC SYNDROME IS ASSOCIATED WITH CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG WOMEN BUT NOT IN MEN: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INSULIN RESISTANCE AND LOW-GRADE INFLAMMATION. THE NORTHERN IRELAND YOUNG HEARTS PROJECT (NIYHP)
I. Ferreira*, C.A. Boreham, J.W.R. Twisk, A.M. Gallagher, I.S. Young, L.J. Murray, C.D.A. Stehouwer
Pages: S24 - S24
Conference Abstract
10. 04.03 AORTIC STIFFNESS, CENTRAL PULSE PRESSURE AND THE RISK OF PRIMARY CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN OLDER ADULTS. THE ROTTERDAM STUDY
F.U.S. Mattace-Raso*, W.J. Bos, T.J.M. van der Cammen, B.E. Westerhof, R. Asmar, A. Hofman, J.C.M. Witteman
Pages: S24 - S25
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11. 07.02 INFLAMMATION AND ARTERIAL FUNCTION
K.A. Aznaouridis*, C.I. Stefanadis
Pages: S25 - S25
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12. 07.01 REDUCING ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTION – QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL?
A. Mahmud*
Pages: S25 - S25
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13. 09.01 EZETIMIBE AND SIMVASTATIN BOTH REDUCE INFLAMMATION, DISEASE ACTIVITY, AORTIC STIFFNESS AND IMPROVE ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
K.M. Maki-Petaja*, A.D. Booth, F.C. Hall, S.M.L. Wallace, C.M. McEniery, A. Furlong, J. Cheriyan, J. Brown, I.B. Wilkinson
Pages: S25 - S26
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14. 04.04 AMBULATORY ARTERIAL STIFFNESS INDEX (AASI) PREDICTS STROKE IN A GENERAL POPULATION
T.W. Hansen*, J.A. Staessen, C. Torp-Pedersen, S. Rasmussen, Y. Li, E. Dolan, L. Thijs, J.G. Wang, E. O’Brien, H. Ibsen, J. Jeppesen
Pages: S25 - S25
Conference Abstract
15. 07.03 SODIUM EXCRETION AS A MODULATOR OF GENETIC INFLUENCE ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR PHENOTYPES
K. Stolarz*, W. Wojciechowska, T. Kuznetsova, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz, S. Babeanu, E. Casiglia, J. Filipovský, J. Peleška, Y. Nikitin, J.A. Staessen, On behalf of the European Project On Genes in Hypertension (EPOGH) Investigators
Pages: S25 - S25
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16. 09.03 MULTI-AXIAL MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CAROTID PLAQUE IN HYPERTENSIVES ASSESSED BY MULTI-ARRAY ECHOTRACKING SYSTEM
A. Paini*, P. Boutouyrie, D. Calvet, M. Zidi, E. Agabiti-Rosei, S. Laurent
Pages: S26 - S26
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17. 09.02 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWTH AND AORTIC STIFFNESS IN EARLY YEARS OF LIFE
M.E. Phitidis*, N. Bansal, A. Koudsi, M. Banerjee, A. Vyas, I. Gemmell, O. Ayoola, P. Clayton, J.K. Cruickshank
Pages: S26 - S26
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18. 09.04 A UNIFYING EXPLANATION OF THE AORTIC PULSE WAVEFORM IN HUMANS
J.E. Davies*, J. Aguado-Sierra, D.P. Francis, A.D. Hughes, K.H. Parker, J. Mayet
Pages: S26 - S26
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19. 13.01 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS ARE GRADUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ADIPONECTIN AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED UNTREATED ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS: A UNIFYING APPROACH TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS
K. Dimitriadis*, C. Tsioufis, E. Taxiarchou, D. Chatzis, M. Selima, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros
Pages: S27 - S27
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20. 13.03 SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR AND ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENE POLYMORPHISMS ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
J. Filipovský*, O. Mayer, M. Dolejšová, L. Bolek
Pages: S27 - S27
Research Article
21. 13.02 EXPOSURE TO URBAN AIR POLLUTANTS ALTERS ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS
A. Tan*, E. Bozec, S. Laurent, P. Boutouyrie
Pages: S27 - S27
Research Article
22. 14.01 MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
S. Laurent*, C. Fassot, P. Lacolley, P. Boutouyrie
Pages: S27 - S28
Conference Abstract
23. 13.04 LACK OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN BUERGER’S DISEASE
A. Bura, P. Boutouyrie*, S. Peyrard, J.N. Fiessinger, S. Laurent, M. Azizi
Pages: S27 - S27
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24. P.004 HABITUAL CHOCOLATE CONSUMPTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED ARTERIAL ELASTIC PROPERTIES AND CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS
N. Alexopoulos*, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Aznaouridis, N. Ioakeimidis, I. Dima, P. Xaplanteris, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S28 - S29
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25. P.003 FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL VASCULAR BED PROPERTIES IN YOUNG WOMEN WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME AND NORMAL LIPIDEMIC, GLYCEMIC AND BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE
K. Alexandraki*, A. Protogerou, T. Papaioannou, C. Piperi, G. Mastorakos, I. Papailiou, D. Panidis, E. Diamanti-Kandarakis
Pages: S28 - S28
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26. P.002 VASCULAR BED PROPERTIES IN MULTISYSTEMIC LANGERHANS-CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS
K. Alexandraki*, P. Makras, A. Protogerou, A. Stathopoulou, K. Dimitriou, D. Papadogias, E. Voidonikola, G. Piaditis, C. Papamichael, G. Kaltsas
Pages: S28 - S28
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27. P.001 ASSOCIATION OF BETA-THALASSEMIA MAJOR WITH IMPAIRED ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND INCREASED LEVELS INFLAMMATION MARKERS
C. Cosma*, G. Giannopoulos, C. Aggeli, E. Christoforatou, D. Tousoulis, V. Ladis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S28 - S28
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28. P.005 THE ASSOCIATION OF COFFEE CONSUMPTION WITH WAVE REFLECTIONS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
N. Alexopoulos*, C. Vlachopoulos, G. Vyssoulis, P. Pietri, A. Zervoudaki, K. Aznaouridis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S29 - S29
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29. P.008 THE EFFECT OF RAMIPRIL AND VALSARTAN ON AORTIC STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH SUCCESSFUL COARCTATION REPAIR
S. Brili, N. Alexopoulos*, I. Dima, N. Ioakeimidis, C. Vlachopoulos, C. Aggeli, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S29 - S30
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30. P.007 EVALUATION OF AORTIC STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTIONS IN PATIENTS AFTER SUCCESSFUL COARCTATION REPAIR
S. Brili, N. Alexopoulos*, I. Dima, N. Ioakeimidis, C. Vlachopoulos, C. Aggeli, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S29 - S29
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31. P.006 THE ACUTE EFFECT OF GREEN TEA ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
N. Alexopoulos*, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Aznaouridis, N. Ioakeimidis, I. Dima, C. Sakellariou, P. Marioleas, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S29 - S29
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32. P.010 DO PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND AUGMENTATION INDEX MEASURE DIFFERENT MODES OF AORTIC STIFFNESS?
E. Loizou*, M. Banerjee, I. Gemmell, J.K. Cruickshank
Pages: S30 - S30
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33. P.009 ATORVASTATIN ABROGATES THE DETERIORATION OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION INDUCED BY ACUTE INFLAMMATION IN DYSLIPIDEMIC PATIENTS
C. Vlachopoulos, A. Dagre, K. Aznaouridis*, C. Masoura, J. Skoumas, C. Pitsavos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S30 - S30
Research Article
34. P.012 COMPARISON OF OSCILLOMETRIC AND TONOMETRIC DERIVED PULSE WAVE VELOCITY
J. Baulmann*, U. Schillings, S. Rickert, R. Düsing, H. Vetter, T. Mengden
Pages: S30 - S30
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35. P.011 EFFECT OF GLUCOSE FLUX DURING OGTT ON AORTIC FUNCTION
M. Banerjee*, S. Azmi, R.A. Malik, A.M. Heagerty, J.K. Cruickshank
Pages: S30 - S30
Research Article
36. P.014 VASCULAR MARKERS OF PREMATURE ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PAEDIATRIC SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS AND DISEASE, THERAPY, METABOLIC AND INFLAMMATORY CORRELATES
T. Bradley*, L. Nukumizu, C. Boros, C. Slorach, P. Tyrrell, M. Cheung, B. McCrindle, E. Silverman
Pages: S31 - S31
Research Article
37. P.013 LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF VASCULAR MARKERS OF PREMATURE ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND METABOLIC CORRELATES IN HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN
T. Bradley*, A. Bitnun, C. Slorach, C. Arneson, M. Cheung, E. Sochett, B. McCrindle, S. Read, S. King
Pages: S31 - S31
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38. P.016 INCREASED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
A. Cypiene*, A. Laucevicius, A. Venalis, L. Ryliskyte, J. Dadoniene, Z. Petrulioniene, M. Kovaite
Pages: S31 - S31
Research Article
39. P.015 ARE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE AND CYCLOOXYGENASE PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN ACETYLCHOLINE VASODILATING EFFECTS “IN VIVO”?
L.B.M. Resstel, F.M.A. Corrêa*
Pages: S31 - S31
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40. P.017 THE ROLE OF THE CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION IN DETERMINING BLOOD FLOW
J.E. Davies*, N. Hadjiloizou, J. Aguado-Sierra, A.D. Hughes, K.H. Parker, J. Mayet
Pages: S31 - S32
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41. P.021 RENAL INSUFFICIENCY IS ASSOCIATED WITH AUGMENTATION INDEX AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION
J. Egresits*, J. Nemcsik, T. el Hadj Othmane, E. Finta, K. Farkas, A. Tisler, I. Kiss
Pages: S32 - S32
Research Article
42. P.019 PREREQUISITES FOR CAROTID ULTRASOUND IMAGING STUDIES IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
E. de Groot*, J.J.P. Kastelein
Pages: S32 - S32
Research Article
43. P.018 OPTIMIZATION OF ULTRASOUND BRACHIAL ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENTS
E. de Groot*, J.J.P. Kastelein, A. Donald, J. Deanfield
Pages: S32 - S32
Conference Abstract
44. P.020 PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR OF THE INCREASED INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS
V. Dzenkeviciute*, J. Badariene, L. Ryliskyte, Z. Petrulioniene, A. Laucevicius
Pages: S32 - S32
Research Article
45. P.026 A PIVOTAL ROLE OF THE ANTI-ANGIOGENETIC FACTOR THROMBOSPONDIN-2 IN THE PROGRESSION OF CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY TO FAILURE.
S. Heymans*, D. Vanhoutte, Y.M. Pinto
Pages: S33 - S33
Research Article
46. P.025 ABSENCE OF SYNDECAN-1 RESULTS IN INCREASED INFARCT HEALING AND DEPRESSED CARDIAC FUNCTION AFTER ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
S. Heymans*, D. Vanhoutte, Y.M. Pinto
Pages: S33 - S33
Research Article
47. P.024 MEASURING LOCAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY USING NON-INVASIVE MULTIPLE M-LINE ULTRASOUND.
E. Hermeling*, K.D. Reesink, A.P.G. Hoeks
Pages: S33 - S33
Research Article
48. P.023 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERIPHERAL ARTERY PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND VASODILATOR FUNCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
D.O. McCall*, C.P. McGartland, J.V. Woodside, I.S. Young, D.R. McCance
Pages: S33 - S33
Conference Abstract
49. P.022 VALIDITY OF THE TENSIOCLINIC DEVICE TO MEASURE ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS
T. el Hadj Othmane*, J. Egresits, B. Fekete, E. Fodor, T. Szabo, C.S. Jekkel, I. Kiss, A. Tisler
Pages: S33 - S33
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50. P.027 AORTIC STIFFNESS IS INCREASED IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C VIRUS SEROPOSITIVITY
K. Baou*, C. Vlachopoulos, E. Manesis, N. Ioakeimidis, J. Koskinas, G. Antoniou, A. Archimandritis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S34 - S34
Conference Abstract
51. P.028 NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED AORTIC STIFFNESS AND CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS
K. Baou*, C. Vlachopoulos, E. Manesis, N. Ioakeimidis, G. Papatheodoridis, J. Koskinas, A. Archimandritis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S34 - S34
Conference Abstract
52. P.029 LONG-TERM SILDENAFIL ADMINISTRATION IMPROVES AORTIC ELASTIC PROPERTIES AND WAVE REFLECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION OF VASCULAR ORIGIN
N. Ioakeimidis*, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Aznaouridis, K. Rokkas, G. Antoniou, A. Bratsas, A. Askitis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S34 - S34
Conference Abstract
53. P.030 COFFEE HAS A MORE POTENT UNFAVORABLE ACUTE EFFECT ON WAVE REFLECTIONS THAN CAFFEINE IN NONHABITUAL COMPARED WITH HABITUAL DRINKERS.
N. Ioakeimidis*, C. Vlachopoulos, N. Alexopoulos, I. Dima, C. Masoura, P. Margioleas, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S34 - S35
Conference Abstract
54. P.031 AORTIC STIFFNESS AND WAVE REFLECTIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PENILE DOPPLER FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH VASCULOGENIC ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
N. Ioakeimidis*, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Rokkas, D. Tsekoura, A. Tsokanis, K. Aznaouridis, C. Fassoulakis, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S35 - S35
Conference Abstract
55. P.032 CORRELATION OF AORTIC STIFFNESS WITH SEVERITY OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
N. Ioakeimidis*, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Rokkas, C. Aggeli, D. Tsekoura, N. Alexopoulos, G. Latsios, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S35 - S35
Conference Abstract
56. P.033 SELECTIVE CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 INHIBITION BY CELECOXIB ABROGATES THE ACUTE SMOKING-INDUCED VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION
A. Bratsas*, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Aznaouridis, N. Ioakeimidis, P. Xaplanteris, N. Alexopoulos, I. Dima, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S35 - S35
Conference Abstract
57. P.034 ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IS RELATED TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND MARKERS OF SYSTEMIC VASCULAR INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME
N. Ioakeimidis*, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Aznaouridis, C. Vasiliadou, I. Dima, A. Dagre, K. Rokkas, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S35 - S36
Research Article
58. P.038 SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF WAVE SPEED AND THE ARRIVAL TIME OF REFLECTED WAVES USING THE PRESSURE-VELOCITY LOOP
A.W. Khir*, M.J.P. Swalen, K.H. Parker
Pages: S36 - S36
Research Article
59. P.037 INCREASED AORTIC STIFFNESS ALTERS THE LEFT VENTRICULAR ROTATION IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ISCHEMIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
A.P. Patrianakos*, D. Karakitsos, F.I. Parthenakis, A. Karabinis, J. Karalis, G. Lirarrakis, E. DeGroot, P. Vardas
Pages: S36 - S36
Conference Abstract
60. P.035 BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF LAUGHTER ON AORTIC STIFFNESS
P. Xaplanteris*, C. Vlachopoulos, K. Aznaouridis, C. Vasiliadou, I. Dima, N. Ioakeimidis, N. Alexopoulos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S36 - S36
Conference Abstract
61. P.036 ADMA – A SENSITIVE MARKER OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH FAMILIAR HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 1
P. Jehlicka*, F. Stozicky, O. Mayer
Pages: S36 - S36
Research Article
62. P.039 A MODIFIED AUGMENTATION INDEX (AIX) USING WAVE INTENSITY ANALYSIS
A.W. Khir*, A.D. Hughes, K.H. Parker
Pages: S37 - S37
Research Article
63. P.043 APPLICATION OF WOMERSLEY THEORY: ESTIMATION OF PULSE VOLUME FLOW AND WALL SHEAR STRESS IN LARGE ARTERY USING ULTRASOUND
C.A.D. Leguy*, E.M.H. Bosboom, A.P.G. Hoeks, P. Boutouyrie
Pages: S37 - S38
Research Article
64. P.042 MULTIAXIAL MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CAROTID PLAQUE: ANALYSIS BY MULTI-ARRAY ECHOTRACKING SYSTEM.
A. Paini*, P. Boutouyrie, D. Calvet, M. Zidi, E. Agabiti-Rosei, S. Laurent
Pages: S37 - S37
Conference Abstract
65. P.040 INCREASED CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS PREDICTS HIGH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
M. Kovaite*, Z. Petrulioniene, A. Cypiene, L. Ryliskyte, V. Dzenkeviciute, J. Badariene, A. Laucevicius
Pages: S37 - S37
Conference Abstract
66. P.041 VALIDATION OF SPHYGMOCOR-PROCESSED AUGMENTATION INDEX USING CAROTID ARTERY DISTENSION WAVEFORM
L. Castello*, E. Bozec, S. Laurent, P. Boutouyrie
Pages: S37 - S37
Research Article
67. P.044 ROLE OF INTEGRIN α1β1 IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN II
H. Louis*, D. Rouy, A. Kakou, Z. Li, C. Labat, H. Gardner, D. Wagner, P. Lacolley
Pages: S38 - S38
Conference Abstract
68. P.045 STABLE THE REFLECTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM IN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION (RTX) PATIENTS AT ONE YEAR FOLLOW-UP
N.G. Mardare*, P. Gusbeth-Tatomir, A. Covic
Pages: S38 - S38
Conference Abstract
69. P.046 INSIGHTS FROM PULSE WAVE VELOCITY ACROSS CONTRASTING DISEASES
S. do Vale*, J. Martin Martins, C. Saldanha, J. Martins e Silva
Pages: S38 - S38
Conference Abstract
70. P.047 CCR5-DEL32 GENOTYPE MODIFIES PRO-INFLAMMATORY//ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE RATIO; POSSIBLE ROLE IN ATHEROGENESIS
H. Moattar*, G. Foteinos, K. Mandel, B. Zal, A. Weerasinghe, S. Fredricks, M. Jahangiri, N.D. Carter, A. Afzal
Pages: S38 - S38
Conference Abstract
71. P.048 AORTIC SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE: ESTIMATION FROM THE POINT OF SYSTOLIC AUGMENTATION IN THE DIGITAL ARTERY WAVEFORM
S.M. Munir*, A.Y. Guilcher, B. Clapp, S. Redwood, P.J. Chowienczyk
Pages: S38 - S39
Research Article
72. P.050 THE INSULIN SENSITIZER ROSIGLITAZONE IMPROVES ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES ON INSULIN
K. Papathanassiou*, K.K. Naka, N. Kazakos, K. Pappas, K. Liveris, D. Makriyiannis, A. Tsatsoulis, L.K. Michalis
Pages: S39 - S39
Conference Abstract
73. P.049 EFFECTS OF INHIBITION OF NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE ON THE PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL WAVEFORM RESPONSE TO EXERCISE
S.M. Munir*, B. Jiang, A. Guilcher, S. Brett, S. Redwood, P.J. Chowienczyk
Pages: S39 - S39
Conference Abstract
74. P.051 EVALUATION OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION WITH NON-INVASIVE METHODS IN DIFFERENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
J. Nemcsik*, J. Egresits, J. Borvendég, E. Kolossváry, E. Finta, K. Farkas, I. Kiss
Pages: S39 - S39
Conference Abstract
75. P.052 BLOOD PRESSURE AND LARGE ARTERIAL ELASTIC PROPERTIES. BENEFIT OF BETAXOLOL IN HYPERTENSION
F.T. Ageev, Y.A.A. Orlova*, B.D. Kulev, O.N. Baldina
Pages: S39 - S40
Research Article
76. P.054 LOCAL ARTERIAL WAVE SPEED AT CAROTID ARTERY LEVEL IS REPRESENTATIVE OF CAROTIDO-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND AORTIC STIFFNESS: EVIDENCE BY A NEW ECHO-TRACKING APPROACH
E. Malshi*, C. Morizzo, M. Florescu, M. Kozakova, D. Vinereanu, C. Palombo
Pages: S40 - S40
Research Article
77. P.055 EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF A NEW NON-CYLINDRIC “CURVED-EDGED” STENT ON FLOW CHARACTERISTICS IN A MODEL OF A MILD ARTERIAL STENOSIS
T.G. Papaioannou*, Ch.Ch. Christofidis, D.S. Mathioulakis, C.I. Stefanadis
Pages: S40 - S40
Conference Abstract
78. P.053 PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF FLOW MEDIATED DILATATION OF THE BRACHIAL ARTERY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS.
M. Salvetti*, M.L. Muiesan, A. Paini, E. Belotti, G. Galbassini, V. Paderno, C. Agabiti-Rosei, C. Aggiusti, E. Agabiti-Rosei
Pages: S40 - S40
Conference Abstract
79. P.056 CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION ACUTELY INDUCES “CHAOS” IN BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY, AS ASSESSED BY APPLANATION TONOMETRY OF THE RADIAL ARTERY AND DETRENDED FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS.
T.G. Papaioannou*, C. Vlachopoulos, N. Ioakeimidis, N. Alexopoulos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S40 - S41
Conference Abstract
80. P.057 EFFECTS OF CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION ON INTRACORONARY PRESSURE WAVEFORMS AS ASSESSED BY FAST FOURIER FRANSFORM ANALYSIS
E. Stamatopoulos*, M. Vavuranakis, T.G. Papaioannou, S. Nikolopoulos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S41 - S41
Conference Abstract
81. P.058 LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN RELATION TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSION. THE PROGNOSTIC IMPORTANCE OF PULSE PRESSURE IN LV REMODELLING – PRELIMINARY REPORT
H. Pavlopoulos*, E. Phillipou, J. Grapsa, P. Nihoyannopoulos
Pages: S41 - S41
Conference Abstract
82. P.059 SEGMENTAL LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION ESTIMATED BY STRAIN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN RELATION TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVES. MRI FINDINGS IN RESPECT TO MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS – PRELIMINARY REPORT
H. Pavlopoulos*, J. Grapsa, E. Phillipou, P. Nihoyannopoulos
Pages: S41 - S41
Conference Abstract
83. P.060 AGE-RELATED ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH WHITE COAT OR ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
G. Vyssoulis*, S.M. Kyvelou, P. Pietri, D. Adamopoulos, C. Vlachopoulos, A. Deligeorgis, E. Gymnopoulou, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S41 - S42
Conference Abstract
84. P.061 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIBRINOGEN AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
C. Vlachopoulos*, P. Pietri, K. Aznaouridis, G. Vyssoulis, D. Adamopoulos, S.M. Kyvelou, P. Tapinis, C. Liakos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S42 - S42
Conference Abstract
85. P.062 WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT PREDICTS WAVE REFLECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
P. Pietri*, C. Vlachopoulos, G. Vyssoulis, K. Aznaouridis, A. Zervoudaki, T.H. Gialernios, D. Adamopoulos, P. Spanos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S42 - S42
Conference Abstract
86. P.063 INSULIN LEVELS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME
P. Pietri*, G. Vyssoulis, A. Zervoudaki, A. Deligeorgis, C. Vlachopoulos, S.M. Kyvelou, A. Bratsas, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S42 - S42
Conference Abstract
87. P.064 SERUM BILIRUBIN LEVELS ARE INVERSELY RELATED TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
P. Pietri*, C. Vlachopoulos, G. Vyssoulis, K. Aznaouridis, S.M. Kyvelou, P. Tapinis, P. Spanos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S42 - S42
Conference Abstract
88. P.065 LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
P. Pietri*, G. Vyssoulis, G. Antonakoudis, E. Gymnopoulou, A. Deligeorgis, C. Vlachopoulos, A. Bratsas, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S43 - S43
Conference Abstract
89. P.066 BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF ANGIOTENSIN-II TYPE I RECEPTOR BLOCKER ANTIHYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS: A DRUG-COMPARISON STUDY
S.M. Kyvelou*, G. Vyssoulis, P. Pietri, D. Adamopoulos, G. Antonakoudis, A. Deligeorgis, C. Vlachopoulos, C. Stefanadis
Pages: S43 - S43
Conference Abstract
90. P.067 NO DIFFERENCES IN AUGMENTATION INDEX OR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT THE METABOLIC SYNDROME
Y. Plantinga*, L. Ghiadoni, C. Giannarelli, A. Magagna, S. Taddei, A. Salvetti
Pages: S43 - S43
Conference Abstract
91. P.068 ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH SCLERODERMIA
M. Bernardini*, Y. Plantinga, L. Ghiadoni, L. Bazzichi, S. Bombardieri, S. Taddei, A. Salvetti
Pages: S43 - S43
Conference Abstract
92. P.069 EFFECTS OF ACUTE MENTAL STRESS ON PERIPHERAL VASCULAR ACTIVITY IN YOUNG HEALTHY ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT FAMILY PREDISPOSITION OF HYPERTENSION
N. Potocnik*, K. Cankar, Z. Melik, V. Starc
Pages: S43 - S44
Research Article
93. P.071 ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISM WITH VALSARTAN DECREASES ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME
U. Rushentsova*, A. Zinoviev
Pages: S44 - S44
Research Article
94. P.073 INTEGRATED ARTERIAL SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN A POPULATION OF HEALTHY MIDDLE-AGED MEN AND WOMEN: AUGMENTATION INDEX VERSUS WAVE REFLECTION INDICES
P. Segers*, E.R. Rietzschel, M.L. De Buyzere, S.J. Vermeersch, D. De Bacquer, L.M. Van Bortel, G. De Backer, T.C. Gillebert, P.R. Verdonck
Pages: S44 - S44
Conference Abstract
95. P.070 NON-INVASIVE QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF SYSTOLIC CARDIOVASCULAR INTERACTION BY CAROTID ARTERY ULTRASONOGRAPHY
K.D. Reesink*, E. Hermeling, M.C. Hoeberigs, A.P.G. Hoeks
Pages: S44 - S44
Conference Abstract
96. P.072 THE DIFFERENTIATION IN THE CONTRIBUTION OF VASCULAR AND CEREBRAL SEGMENTS TO BRS
N.P. Saeed*, A.P.G. Hoeks
Pages: S44 - S44
Conference Abstract
97. P.074 VASCULAR STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
A. Shah*, E. Gkaliagkousi, B. Jiang, J. Ritter, A. Ferro
Pages: S44 - S45
Research Article
98. P.076 VENTRICULAR-ARTERIAL COUPLING IN A RAT MODEL OF REDUCED ARTERIAL COMPLIANCE
N. Stergiopulos*, D. Jegger, R. Da Silva, I. Lartaud, J. Atkinson, L. von Segesser
Pages: S45 - S45
Research Article
99. P.078 REFERENCE VALUES IN WHITE EUROPEANS FOR THE ARTERIAL PULSE WAVE RECORDED BY MEANS OF THE SPHYGMOCOR DEVICE
W. Wojciechowska*, J.A. Staessen, T. Nawrot, M. Cwynar, J. Kucerová, K. Stolarz, J. Gasowski, M. Tichá, L. Thijs, T. Grodzicki, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz, J. Filipovský
Pages: S45 - S45
Conference Abstract
100. P.075 PREDICTORS OF LARGE ARTERIAL STIFFENING AND WAVE REFLECTIONS IN DIABETES: THE EFFECTS OF AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
S. Bunce, A. Stride, C. Matthews, J.C. Smith*
Pages: S45 - S45
Conference Abstract
101. P.077 ARTERIAL WALL REMODELING USING A CONSTITUENT-BASED MODEL
N. Stergiopulos*, M. Zulliger, S. Roy, E. Fonck, R. Rezakhaniha, A. Tsamis
Pages: S45 - S45
Research Article
102. P.080 GRADED ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND DIVERSE INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS: LINKING PROINFLAMMATORY MECHANISMS WITH VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION
K. Dimitriadis*, C. Tsioufis, C. Vasiliadou, K. Giannakopoulos, A. Kakkavas, I. Skiadas, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros
Pages: S46 - S46
Research Article
103. P.079 PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN SUBJECTS WITH MASKED HYPERTENSION AND WHITE COAT HYPERTENSION
K. Stolarz*, W. Wojciechowska, A. Olszanecka, W. Lubaszewski, M. Cwynar, T. Grodzicki, K. Kawecka-Jaszcz
Pages: S46 - S46
Conference Abstract
104. P.081 HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS WITH AN EXAGGERATED BLOOD PRESSURE EXERCISE RESPONSE ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A STATE OF INFLAMMATORY ACTIVATION, IMPAIRED THROMBOSIS/FIBRINOLYSIS SYSTEM AND ARTERIAL STIFFENING
C. Tsioufis*, K. Dimitriadis, D. Tsiachris, P. Pavlidis, K. Thomopoupoulos, A. Michailidis, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros
Pages: S46 - S46
Conference Abstract
105. P.082 DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATIONS OF LEFT ATRIUM VOLUME WITH BNP AND AORTIC STIFFNESS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: IMPORTANCE OF MECHANICAL AND HUMORAL COMPONENTS
C. Katsaris*, C. Tsioufis, E. Taxiarchou, P. Stougiannos, M. Selima, E. Vezali, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros
Pages: S46 - S46
Research Article
106. P.085 ACUTE EFFECT OF VOLUME EXCHANGE ON CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
F. Verbeke*, W. Van Biesen, A. Pletinck, L.M. Van Bortel, R. Vanholder
Pages: S47 - S47
Research Article
107. P.087 PULSE PRESSURE, AUGMENTATION INDEX AND PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN SEVERE CARDIOMYOPATHY – IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK STRATIFICATION
T. Weber*, J. Auer, M.F. O’Rourke, B. Eber
Pages: S47 - S48
Research Article
108. P.086 EVALUATION OF ARTERIAL DISTENSIBILITY IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS TREATED WITH IRBESARTAN
A. Vicente Casanova*, J. Redón i Más, J. Aznar Vicente
Pages: S47 - S47
Conference Abstract
109. P.083 THE INCREMENTAL EFFECT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME ON ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS
K. Thomopoulos*, C. Tsioufis, A. Amfilochiou, E. Vezali, M. Alchanatis, D. Tousoulis, C. Stefanadis, I. Kallikazaros
Pages: S47 - S47
Conference Abstract
110. P.084 VARIATIONS OF INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS DURING CARDIAC CYCLE
H. van Langen*
Pages: S47 - S47
Research Article
111. P.090 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND ITS RELATION TO ENDOTHELIAL AND MICROCIRCULATORY FUNCTIONS IN HEALTHY MALES
C.I. Wright*, H.J. Scholten, J.C.M. Schilder, B.M. Elsen, W. Hanselaar, C.I. Kroner, R. Draijer, J.P.P. Kastelein, W. Stok, J. Karemaker, E. de Groot
Pages: S48 - S48
Research Article
112. P.089 CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS IN NON-SMOKING HIV PATIENTS TREATED WITH ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY: FOCUS ON LIPID PROFILE
N. Wiinberg*, A.M. Lebech, U.S. Kristoffersen, B. Hesse, J. Gerstoft, C.L. Petersen, A. Kjær
Pages: S48 - S48
Research Article
113. P.088 INTENSIVE MEDICAL THERAPY NORMALISES FLOW-MEDIATED VASODILATATION AND INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS OF PATIENTS WITH COEXISTING HEART FAILURE AND DIABETES
N. Wiinberg*, L. Vestergaard Andersen, C. Tuxen, A. Kjær
Pages: S48 - S48