Arterial stiffness, a leading marker of risk in hypertension, can be measured at material or
structural levels, with the latter combining effects of the geometry and composition of the …

A healthy aorta exerts a powerful cushioning function, which limits arterial pulsatility and
protects the microvasculature from potentially harmful fluctuations in pressure and blood …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

Townsend et al Vascular Research on Arterial Stiffness 699 pressure, blood flow, and
arterial diameter change with each heartbeat. In addition to the passive mechanical …

Advances in computational science offer a principled pipeline for predictive modeling of
cardiovascular flows and aspire to provide a valuable tool for monitoring, diagnostics and …

Hypertension affects two-thirds of people aged> 60 years and significantly increases the risk
of both vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Hypertension compromises …

Increasing evidence from epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies indicate that
age-related cerebromicrovascular dysfunction and microcirculatory damage play critical …

Hypertension prevalence increases with age. Age and high blood pressure are the two main
determinants of arterial stiffness. In elderly hypertensives, large arteries stiffen and systolic …

Pathophysiological studies have extensively investigated the structural factor in
hypertension, including large and small artery remodeling and functional changes. Here, we …

Despite the wide recognition of larger artery stiffness as a highly clinically relevant and
independent prognostic biomarker, it has yet be incorporated into routine clinical practice …