Artery Research

LDL fatty acids composition as a risk biomarker of cardiovascular disease

Hashem Nayeri, Gholam Ali Naderi, Sedigheh Asgari, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Maryam Boshtam, Samaneh Mohamadzadeh, Nasim Babaknejad

Sex differences in the LDL receptor knockout mouse model of atherosclerosis

Neel A. Mansukhani, Zheng Wang, Vera P. Shively, Megan E. Kelly, Janet M. Vercammen, Melina R. Kibbe

Associations between smoking and alcohol use and arterial elasticity in patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension: A cross-sectional study

Noor-Ahmed Jatoi, Waleed-Ibrahim Al-Baker, Afnan Al-Muhanna, Fahad Al-Muhanna, Stella-Maria Kyvelou, Faisal Sharif

Obituary (Life-time achievement award Artery17) Giuseppe Schillaci (27/09/1961, 21/12/2016)

Giacomo Pucci, Kennedy J. Cruickshank, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, John R. Cockcroft

Abdominal aortic size and volume by computed tomography angiography in population of Ukraine: Normal values by age, gender, and body surface area

Andriy Nykonenko, Andrei Balyuta, Yevhen Haidarzhi, Yevgen Yermolayev, Ivan Pertsov, Olexandr Nykonenko

Effects of dietary modification with weight loss on central blood pressure during oral glucose tolerance test in overweight/obese men

Toru Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Kumagai, Kanae Myoenzono, Asako Zempo-Miyaki, Takehiko Tsujimoto, Kiyoji Tanaka, Seiji Maeda

Validation of non-invasive central blood pressure devices: Artery society task force (abridged) consensus statement on protocol standardization

James E. Sharman, Alberto P. Avolio, Johannes Baulmann, Athanase Benetos, Jacques Blacher, C. Leigh Blizzard, Pierre Boutouyrie, Chen-Huan Chen, Phil Chowienczyk, John R. Cockcroft, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, Isabel Ferreira, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Alun Hughes, Piotr Jankowski, Stephane Laurent, Barry J. McDonnell, Carmel McEniery, Sandrine C. Millasseau, Theodoros G. Papaioannou, Gianfranco Parati, Jeong Bae Park, Athanase D. Protogerou, Mary J. Roman, Giuseppe Schillaci, Patrick Segers, George S. Stergiou, Hirofumi Tomiyama, Raymond R. Townsend, Luc M. Van Bortel, Jiguang Wang, Siegfried Wassertheurer, Thomas Weber, Ian B. Wilkinson, Charalambos Vlachopoulos

The Clinical Importance of Exercise Blood Pressure

Martin G. Schultz

The Centrality of the Heart in its Relationship with The Arterial System: Where it All Starts and Ends

Giacomo Pucci

Stiff Vessels Approached in A Flexible Way: Advancing Quantification and Interpretation of Arterial Stiffness

Bart Spronck

Fetal Programming and Vascular Dysfunction

T. A. Meister, E. Rexhaj, S. F. Rimoldi, U. Scherrer, C. Sartori

Endothelial Autophagy as A Key Mechanism in Arterial Diseases

Pierre-Louis Tharaux

Vascular Calcification: from Innocent Bystander to Culprit Risk Factor

Leon J. Schurgers

Targeting Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell to Improve Arterial Stiffness

Patrick Lacolley

Central Blood Pressure Measurement and Validation: What is Still Needed?

James E. Sharman

Central Bp Measurement and Validation: The Engineer’s Point of View

Siegfried Wassertheurer

Arterial Hemodynamics and Wave Reflections

Patrick Segers, Alun Hughes

Con: Glucose is The Most Important Target for Cardiovascular Prevention in Diabetes

Francesco Giorgino

The Metabolic-Microvascular Dysregulation Syndrome

Coen D. A. Stehouwer

1.1: Central Blood Pressure, Statins and LDL-Cholesterol: A Mediation Analysis

Florence Lamarche, Mohsen Agharazii, Francois Madore, Remi Goupil

1.2: Masked Hypertension is Revealed by Exaggerated Submaximal Exercise Blood Pressure Among Adolescents from The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)

Zhengzheng Huang, James Sharman, Chloe Park, John Deanfield, Marietta Charakida, Abigail Fraser, Laura Howe, Debbie Lawlor, Nish Chaturvedi, George Smith, Alun Hughes, Martin Schultz

1.3: Determinants of Central and Peripheral Pulse Pressure in A Population of Healthy Adolescents. The Maciste Study

Pucci Giacomo, Battista Francesca, D’Abbondanza Marco, Papi Francesco, Schillaci Giuseppe

1.4: A Proteomic Marker of Diabetic Nephropathy is associated with Mortality in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Gemma Currie, Sheon Mary, Bernt Johan von Scholten, Morten Kofod Lindhardt, Harald Mischak, William Mullen, Peter Rossing, Christian Delles

1.5: Desphospho-Uncarboxylated Matrix GLA Protein is A Novel Circulating Biomarker Predicting Deterioration of Renal Function in the General Population

Fangfei Wei, Sander Trenson, Lutgarde Thijs, Qi-Fang Huang, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Wen-Yi Yang, Paula Moliterno, Karel Allegaert, José Boggia, Stefan Janssens, Peter Verhamme, Cees Vermeer, Jan Staessen

1.6: Peripheral and Central Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Relation to ECG Voltage

Wen-Yi Yang, Blerim Mujaj, Ljupcho Efremov, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Lutgarde Thijs, Fang-Fei Wei, Qi-Fang Huang, Aernout Luttun, Peter Verhamme, Tim Nawrot, Jose Boggia, Jan Staessen

NAA1: Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation Reduces Aortic Stiffness and Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Christopher Martens, Blair Denman, Melissa Mazzo, Michael Armstrong, Nichole Reisdorph, Matthew McQueen, Michel Chonchol, Douglas Seals

LAA1: Hemodynamic and Structural Arterial Parameters’ association with Interindividual Variations of Body Mass Index in Childhood and Adolescence

Victoria Garcia, Santiago Curcio, Agustina Zinoveev, Gustavo Giachetto, Pedro Chiesa, Daniel Bia, Yanina Zócalo

2.1: Cognition in Relation to The Retinal Microcirculation in Children Born Prematurely or At Term

Fangfei Wei, Anke Raaijmakers, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Theun Pieter van Tienoven, Qi-Fang Huang, Wen-Yi Yang, Lutgarde Thijs, Harry Struijker-Boudier, Peter Verhamme, Karel Allegaert, Jan Staessen

2.2: Heart Structure and Vascular Function in Young Patients After Endovascular Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury

Paola Vallerio, Ilenia D’Alessio, Alessandro Maloberti, Marisa Varrenti, Simone Maggioni, Valentina Cantu, Marco Carbonaro, Maria Cristina Ferrara, Elisa Spada, Bruno Palmieri, Alfredo Lista, Cristina Giannattasio

2.3: Biomechanical and Structural Quantification of Vascular Damage: A Unique Investigation of Stent Implantation

Markus A. Geith, Gerhard Sommer, Thomas Schratzenstaller, Gerhard A. Holzapfel

2.4: Brachial Cuff Reservoir Characteristics and End-Organ Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Australian Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Xiaoqing Peng, Martin Schultz, Michael Cheung, Melissa Wake, Jonathan Mynard, David Burgner, Richard Liu, James Sharman

2.5: Non-Invasive Wave Intensity Analysis in the Aorta and Internal Carotid Using Phase-Contrast Mr Angiography: The Effect of Hypertension

Sandra Neumann, Mark Hamilton, Julian Paton, Angus Nightingale, Jonathan Brooks, Emma Hart, Giovanni Biglino

2.6: Blood Pressure-Independence of Aortic-To-Brachial Artery Stiffness Ratio is Dependent on Disease Status

Matthew K. Armstrong, Martin G. Schultz, Dean S. Picone, James E. Sharman

2.7: The Gut-Derived Metabolite Trimethylamine N-Oxide Induces Large Elastic Artery Stiffening and Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Mice

Vienna Brunt, Rachel Gioscia-Ryan, Zachary Sapinsley, Melanie Zigler, James Richey, Douglas Seals

2.8: Invasive Study for Testing Non-Invasive Methods of Aortic Pressure Estimation

Andrea Guala, F. Tosello, D. Leone, L. Sabia, F. D’Ascenzo, T. Crea, C. Moretti, F. Gaita, F. Veglio, L. Ridolfi, A. Milan

3.1: Integrated Central Pressure-Stiffness Risk Score: A New Opportunity for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification. First Results on Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

János Nemcsik, Orsolya Cseprekál, Ádám Tabák, Dora Batta, József Egresits, István Kiss, András Tislér

3.2: ascending and Descending Aorta Pulse Wave Velocity and Distensibility in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients

Andrea Guala, Jose Rodriguez-Palomares, Lydia Dux-Santoy, Gisela Teixido-Tura, Giuliana Maldonado, Nicolas Villalva, Filipa Valente, Laura Galian, Marina Huguet, Laura Gutierrez, Teresa Gonzalez, Ruben Fernandez, Augusto Sao-Aviles, David Garcia-Dorado, Artur Evangelista

3.3: assessment of Aortic Morphology in A Bicuspid Aortic Valve Population

Froso Sophocleous, Benedetta Biffi, Elena Giulia Milano, Cha Rajakaruna, Massimo Caputo, Costanza Emanueli, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Tom Gaunt, Silvia Schievano, Giovanni Biglino

3.4: Reservoir Pressure Separation At Brachial, Carotid and Radial Arteries: A Quantitative Comparison and Evaluation

Michael Ebner, Kim Parker, Tom Vercauteren, Sébastien Ourselin, Siegfried Wassertheurer, Alun Hughes, Bernhard Hametner

3.5: Heart Rate Dependence of Regional and Local Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity in Rats as A Function of Blood Pressure

Bart Spronck, Isabella Tan, Koen Reesink, Dana Georgevsky, Tammo Delhaas, Alberto Avolio, Mark Butlin

3.6: Non-Invasive, Mri-Based Estimation of Patient-Specific Aortic Blood Pressure Using One-Dimensional Blood Flow Modelling

Jorge Mariscal Harana, Arna van Engelen, Torben Schneider, Mateusz Florkow, Peter Charlton, Bram Ruijsink, Hubrecht De Bliek, Israel Valverde, Marietta Carakida, Kuberan Pushparajah, Spencer Sherwin, Rene Botnar, Jordi Alastruey

3.7: Changes of Intrinsic Stiffness of the Carotid Arterial Wall During The Cardiac Cycle Measured by Shear Wave Elastography in Hypertensives Compared to Normotensives

Louise Marais, Mathieu Pernot, Hakim Khettab, Michael Tanter, Emmanuel Messas, Mustapha Zidi, Stéphane Laurent, Pierre Boutouyrie

3.8: Implementing Fluid-Structure Interaction Computational and Empirical Techniques to assess Hemodynamics of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Hannah Safi, Nathan Phillips, Yiannis Ventikos, Richard Bomphrey

4.1: Pilot Study on The Preclinical Vascular Damage in Bolivian Patients with Chagas Indeterminate Chronic Phase

Filippo Valbusa, Andrea Angheben, Verena Zerbato, Andrea Chiampan, Davide Agnoletti, Cristiano Fava, Zeno Bisoffi, Guido Arcaro

4.2: Sex-Dependent Effects of Perivascular Adipose Tissue on Vascular Function

Christian Delles, Sarah McNeilly, Sheon Mary, Adam Sheikh

4.3: Abnormal Pressure Wave Reflection Accelerates The Development of Hypertension Via The Increase of Arterial Stiffness

Hirofumi Tomiyama, Akira Yamashina, Shunsuke Komatsu, Kazuki Shiina, Chisa Matsumoto, Shogen Fujii, Taishiro Chikamori

4.4: Middle Cerebral Artery Pulsatility in Heart Failure and Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular assist Devices

Eric Stöhr, Francesco Castagna, James Pearson, Laura Watkeys, Samuel Trocio, Oksana Zatvarska, Timothy Crimmins, Alberto Pinsino, Paolo Colombo, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Reshad Garan, Veli Topkara, Hiroo Takayama, Koji Takeda, Yoshifumi Naka, John Cockcroft, Joshua Willey, Barry McDonnell

4.5: The Effect of Lung Function on Blood Pressure and Vascular Indices from Adolescence to Early Adulthood in A Multi-Ethnic Cohort

Yao Lu, Harding Seeromanie

4.6: Hippocampal Cerebral Blood Flow Depends on Systemic Endothelial Function in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Train the Brain-Mind The Vessel Study

Rosa Maria Bruno, Lorenza Pratali, Rosa Sicari, Francesco Stea, Nicoletta Berardi, Gloria Tognoni, Ubaldo Bonuccelli, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Stefano Taddei, Danilo Scelfo, Laura Biagi, Michela Tosetti, Lamberto Maffei, Eugenio Picano

4.7: Parameters of the Reservoir-Wave Approach and Mortality in Dialysis Population

Mohsen Agharazii, Catherine Fortier, Marie-Pier Desjardins, Martin Schultz, James Sharman

4.8: Arterial Stiffness and its Relationship to Mortality in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Gabriel Dimitrov, Giovanni Scandale, Martino Recchia, Edoardo Perilli, Marzio Minola, Gianni Carzaniga, Maria Carotta, Mariella Catalano

5.1: Effects of the SGLT-2 Inhibitor Empagliflozin on Vascular Function and Central Hemodynamics in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Christian Ott, Kristina Striepe, Agnes Jumar, Marina Karg, Markus Schneider, Dennis Kannenkeril, Roland Schmieder

5.2: Reduced Sublingual Endothelial Glycocalyx in Type 1 Diabetics with Diabetic Nephropathy

Signe Abitz Winther

5.3: High Fit Older Adults Maintain A Similar Endothelial Response to Acute Inflammation as Younger Adults

Elizabeth Schroeder, Abbi Lane-Cordova, Sushant Ranadive, Tracy Baynard, Bo Fernhall

5.4: Effect of Acute Resistance Exercise on Arterial Hemodynamics and Cerebral Blood Flow Dynamics: Does Sex Matter?

Alexander Rosenberg, Tommy Wee, Elizabeth Schroeder, Kanokwan Bunsawat, Georgios Grigoriadis, Garett Griffith, Bo Fernhall, Tracy Baynard

5.5: Impact of Pulmonary Endarterectomy on Pulmonary Arterial Wave Propagation and Reservoir Function

Junjing Su, Alun Hughes, Ulf Simonsen, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, Kim Parker, Luke Howard, Søren Mellemkjaer

5.6: Longitudinal Follow-Up of Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Severe Psoriasis Treated by Anti-IL12/IL-23 Compared to Anti-Tnf Alpha

Hakim Khettab, Manuelle Viguier, Idir Hamdidouche, Hervé Bachelez, Pierre Boutouyrie

5.7: Subpopulations of Circulating T Lymphocytes in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

C. Agabiti Rosei, C. Rossini, F. Mittempergher, A. Titi, N. Portolani, C. De Ciuceis, S. Caletti, M. A. Coschignano, V. Trapletti, E. Porteri, P. Pileri, E. Agabiti Rosei, D. Rizzoni

P2: Local Abdominal Versus Thoracic Aorta Stiffening in Hypertensive Rats Under Either No Restriction or Salted Diet

George Lindesay, Neila Malti, Christophe Ragonnet, Marc Isabelle, Nicole Villeneuve, Yvonnick Bézie, Christine Vayssettes-Courchay

P3: The Extent of Endothelial Dysfunction in the Femoral Artery is Similar in the Juvenile Male and Female Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Peter Balis, Iveta Bernatova, Angelika Puzserova

P4: Social Stress-Induced Blood Pressure Increase in Borderline Hypertensive Rats is associated with Endothelial Dysfunction in the Resistant Arteries

Angelika Puzserova, Ruzena Sotnikova, Jozef Torok, Anna Zemancikova, Iveta Bernatova

P5: Erythrocyte Deformability and Nitric Oxide Production in Animal Model of Primary Hypertension and Their Age-Dependent Changes

Jana Radosinska, Peter Balis, Angelika Puzserova

P6: Angiotensin AT2 Receptor Agonist, Compound 21, Maintains Vascular Integrity and Prevents Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Progression in the Rat

Christoph Lange, Manuela Sommerfeld, Pawel Namsolleck, Ulrich Kintscher, Thomas Unger, Elena Kaschina

P7: The Urinary Peptidomic Signature of Aortic Stiffness Reveals Molecular Pathways and Drug Targets

Zhen-Yu Zhang, Makis Izoidakis, Wen-Yi Yang, Lutgarde Thijs, Fang-Fei Wei, Qi-Fang Huang, Joost Schanstra, Jens-Uwe Voigt, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Peter Verhamme, Antonia Vlahou, Harald Mischak, Jan Staessen

P8: Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Levels and Arterial Function

Losif Koutagiar, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, John Skoumas, Nikitas Skliros, Magkas Nikolaos, Antigoni Miliou, Dimitrios Tousoulis

P9: The Participation of Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulphide Signalisation in Vasoactive Responses of Rat Thoracic Aorta in Condition of Developed Spontaneous Hypertension

Andrea Berenyiova, Angelika Puzserova, Marian Grman, Frantisek Kristek, Sona Cacanyiova

P10: Loss of Endothelium-Dependent Regulation of Arterial Wall Viscosity in Essential Hypertension

Frederic Roca, Jeremy Bellien, Michele Lacob, Robinson Joannides

P13: ARHGEF1/RHOA Signaling Participate in Ageing-Induced Arterial Stiffness and Hypercoagulability

Camille Rouillon, Nathalie Mercier, Patrick Lacolley, Gervaise Loirand, Véronique Regnault

P35: Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Products and Age-Dependent Arterial Stiffening in General Population Based Prospective Study

Julius Gelžinský, Otto Mayer, Markéta Hronová, Petra Karnosová, Jitka Seidlerová, Jan Filipovský

P36: Pulse Pressure Amplification and its Relationship with Age in Young, Apparently Healthy Black and White Adults: The African-Predict Study

Yolandi Breet, Alta Schutte, Hugo Huisman, Ruan Kruger, Johannes van Rooyen, Lebo Gafane-Matemane, Lisa Ware

P37: Reference Values of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in A Random Sample of A Caucasian Population

Peter Wohlfahrt, Renata Cífková, Narine Movsisyan, Šárka Kunzová, Jiří Lešovský, Martin Homolka, Vladimír Soška, Petr Dobšák, Francisco Lopez- Jimenez, Ondřej Sochor

P38: Ascending Aorta Dimensions and Clinic and 24 Hours Blood Pressure in A General Population in Northern Italy: The Vobarno Study

Anna Paini, Massimo Salvetti, Fabio Bertacchini, Deborah Stassaldi, Claudia Agabiti Rosei, Carlo Aggiusti, Giulia Rubagotti, Giulia Maruelli, Chiara Arnoldi, Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Maria Lorenza Muiesan

P39: Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Relation to Peripheral and Central Blood Pressure in A General Population

Wenyi Yang, Ljupcho Efremov, Zhen-Yu Zhang, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, Lutgarde Thijs, Fang-Fei Wei, Qi-Fang Huang, Blerim Mujaj, Aernout Luttun, Peter Verhamme, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Jan Staessen

P40: Does Arterial Ageing Differ Between Europeans and Japanese and Korean Patient Samples? Results from Current Uk Studies

F. A. Kirkham, C. Mills, K. Nambiar, J. Timeyin, K. A. Davies, F. Kern, J. K. Cruickshank, C. Rajkumar

P41: Myocardial Mechanoenergetic Efficiency Index (MMEI) and Arterial Stiffness: association in A General Population in Norther Italy

Fabio Bertacchini, Massimo Salvetti, Anna Paini, Giulia Rubagotti, Deborah Stassaldi, Carlo Aggiusti, Giulia Maruelli, Chiara Arnoldi, Giovanni Saccà, Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Maria Lorenza Muiesan

P42: 24-Hour Central Blood Pressure is More Strongly associated to Target Organ Damage Than Brachial Blood Pressure: First Results of the Vasotens Registry

Stefano Omboni, Igor N. Posokhov, Gianfranco Parati, Vitaliy S. Barkan, Ernesto Cardona Muñoz, Elena A. Grigoricheva, Irina E. Minyukhina, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Giuseppe Mulè, Iana A. Orlova, Telmo Pereira

P45: Renin At Different Physical Activity Levels in a Bi-Ethnic Population: The African-Predict Study

Johannes van Rooyen, Hugo Huisman, Leonè Malan, Catharina Mels, Ruan Kruger, Lebo Gafane-Matemane, Shani Botha, Alta Schutte

P46: Arterial Stiffness in Relation to Birth Characteristics in the Jamaican 1986 Birth Cohort

Nadia Bennett, Trevor Ferguson, Novie Younger-Coleman, Marshall Tulloch-Reid, Renee Walters, Amanda Rousseau, Janeil Williams, Seeromanie Harding, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, Rainford Wilks

P47: Tetrahydrobiopterin and Markers of Oxidative Stress in A Young Bi-Ethnic Population: The African-Predict Study

Hugo Huisman, Carina Mels, Johannes van Rooyen, Ruan Kruger, Carla Fourie, Lebo Gafane, Wayne Smith, Alta Schutte

P54: Sex Differences in Ambulatory Central Blood Pressure and Pulse Wave Reflections in Untreated Patients

Bernhard Hametner, Christopher Clemens Mayer, Katy Whitelegg, Thomas Weber, Peter Fitscha, Siegfried Wassertheurer

P55: Target Organ Damage and Blood Pressure Variability in Hypertension

Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Athanasios Angelis, Nikolaos Loakeimidis, Panagiotis Xaplanteris, Christos Georgakopoulos, Evangelia Sigala, Losif Koutagiar, Angeliki Rigatou, Dimitrios Tousoulis

P56: association Between Uric Acid and Cardiac, Vascular and Renal Target Organ Damage in Hypertensives Subjects

Alessandro Maloberti, Marisa Varrenti, Nicola Triglione, Lucia Occhi, Francesco Panzeri, Marta Alloni, Luca Giupponi, Paola Vallerio, Matteo Casati, Guido Grassi, Giuseppe Mancia, Cristina Giannattasio

P57: assessment of Pulse Wave Velocity and association to Target Organ Damage in Treatment-Naïve Hypertensive Patients: A Comparison of Sphygmocor and Mobil-O-Graph

Enrique Rodilla, Jose Antonio Costa, Francisco Perez, Carmen Gonzalez, Jose Maria Pascual

P58: Arterial Stiffness is associated with Lower Performance on The Cognitive Tests At Different Domains in Hypertensive Patients

Henrique Muela, Valeria Costa-Hong, Michel Machado, Natalia Moraes, Claudia Memória, Monica Yassuda, Edson Shu, Ayrton Massaro, Ricardo Nitrini, Alfredo Mansur, Luiz Bortolotto

P59: Arterial Stiffness and Peripheral Vascular Resistance in Offspring of Hypertensive Parents — Influence of Gender and Other Confounders

Niels Henrik Buus, Rasmus Carlsen, Dinah Khatir, Hans Eiskjær, Michael John Mulvany, Karin Skov

P60: Psychological Determinants of Target Organ Damage in Hypertensive Patients: Focus on Pulse Wave Velocity and Depression

Andrea Greco, Alessandro Maloberti, Marisa Varrenti, Ilaria Bassi, Enrico Piccinelli, Francesco Panzera, Stephan Laurent, Pierre Boutouyrie, Massimo D’Addario, Anna Maria Annoni, Patrizia Steca, Cristina Giannattasio

P61: Psychological Determinants of Target Organ Damage in Hypertensive Patients: Focus on Type A Personality and Left Ventricular Mass Index

Andrea Greco, Alessandro Maloberti, Paola Sormani, Giulia Colombo, Luca Giupponi, Stephan Laurent, Pierre Boutouyrie, Massimo D’Addario, Anna Maria Annoni, Antonella Moreo, Cristina Giannattasio, Patrizia Steca

P62: Blood Pressure Lowering Halts Carotid Artery Stiffening in Hypertensive Patients: The Catod Study

Siske Bos, Rosa Maria Bruno, Bart Spronck, Maarten Heusinkveld, Stefano Taddei, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Koen Reesink

P63: Can Braquial Oscillometry Identify Prehypertension Among Normotensive Subjects?

Enrique Rodilla, Manuel Adell, Vicente Giner, Zeneida Perseguer, Jose Maria Pascual, Maria Teresa Climent

P64: Arterial Stiffness and Pulse Pressure Amplification in Adults with Isolated Systolic Hypertension

Rosa Maria Bruno, Francesco Faggioni, Daniele Simone, Stefano Taddei, Ugo Faraguna, Lorenzo Ghiadoni

P65: Gender Differences of Aortic Wave Reflection and Influence of Menopause on Central Blood Pressure in Patients with Arterial Hypertension

Valeria Costa-Hong, Henrique Muela, Thiago Macedo, Alan Sales, Luiz Bortolotto

P66: Association Between Urinary Sodium Excretion, Endothelial Function and Arterial Stiffness in Non-Diabetic Hypertensive Patients

Michelle Cunha, Ana Rosa Cunha, Bianca Cristina Marques, Jenifer D’El-Rei, Samanta Mattos, Ronaldo Gismondi, Wille Oigman, Mario Neves

P73: The assessment of Pulmonary Artery Stiffness in Copd Using Cardiac Mri The Q/A Method

Nichola Gale, Sujoy Saikia, Margaret Munnery, John Cockcroft

P74: Wall Shear Rate and Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilatory Response Between Healthy Young and Older Populations Using Multi-Gate Spectral Doppler Ultrasound

Kunihiko Aizawa, Sara Sbragi, Alessandro Ramalli, Piero Tortoli, Francesco Casanova, Carmela Morizzo, Clare Thorn, Angela Shore, Phillip Gates, Carlo Palombo

P75: Signs of Accelerated Carotid Atherosclerosis in Early Type 2 Diabetes assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Esben Laugesen, Pernille Høyem, Samuel Thrysøe, Esben Hansen, Anders Mikkelsen, Bill Kerwin, L. Poulsen Per, K. Hansen Troels, Y. Kim Won

P76: Peripheral Blood Pressure and Stiffness Index Estimation Using The Ppg Signal Measured with the pOpmètre Device: Calibration with The Cuff Blood Pressure

Hasan Obeid, Hakim Khettab, Magid Hallab, Stephane Laurent, Pierre Boutouyrie

P77: Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Can Detect Differences in Microvascular Reactive Hyperaemia in the Presence of Hypertension

Siana Jones, Chloe Park, Nish Chaturvedi, Alun Hughes

P78: Longitudinal Micro-Ultrasound assessment of the OB/OB Mouse Model: Evaluation of Cardiovascular, Renal and Hepatic Parameters

Nicole Di Lascio, Claudia Kusmic, Francesco Stea, Francesca Lenzarini, Cristina Barsanti, Arthur Leloup, Francesco Faita

P79: Ultrasonographic Characterization of the DB/DB Mouse, An Animal Model of Metabolic Abnormalities

Nicole Di Lascio, Chiara Rossi, Claudia Kusmic, Anna Solini, Francesco Faita

P80: Identification of Radial Vascular Wall Abnormalities by Very-High Frequency Ultrasound in Patients with Fibromuscular Dysplasia: The Fuchsia Study

Rosa Maria Bruno, Nicole Di Lascio, Daniela Guarino, Saverio Vitali, Piercarlo Rossi, Davide Caramella, Stephane Laurent, Pierre Boutouryie, Stefano Taddei, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Francesco Faita

P81: Disarray and Remodeling of the Radial Artery in Women with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: The Fuchsia Study

Rosa Maria Bruno, Nicole Di Lascio, Abtehale Al Hussaini, Daniela Guarino, Saverio Vitali, Piercarlo Rossi, Davide Caramella, Bernardo Cortese, Francesco Faita, Stefano Taddei, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, David Adlam

P82: Image-Based Characterization of Plaque Lipid Concentration Changes in Time and The Role of Statin therapy

Kristen Meiburger, Gianfranco Varetto, Pietro Rispoli, Filippo Molinari

P83: A Pilot Study to assess Peak Systolic Velocity as A Possible Marker of Atherosclerotic Burden Using Ultrasound

Carola Koenig, Mark Atherton, Marco Cavazzuti, Sudarshan Ramachandran, Corinna Gomm, Richard Strange, Ian Halliday, Torsten Schenkel

P84: High-Frame Rate Vector Flow Imaging: Relationship Between Carotid Bifurcation Geometry and Flow Patterns

A. Alfredo Goddi, L. Luca Aiani, Y. Yigang Du, X. Xujin He, Y. Yingying Shen, L. Lei Zhu

P85: High Frame Rate Dynamic Display Ultrasound Vector Flow Imaging for Quantitative Studies of Hemodynamics of Carotid Arteries

Yigang Du, Xujin He, Yingying Shen, Lei Zhu, Alfredo Goddi

P120: A Model-Based Study on The Evolution of Blood Pressure During Ageing

Stamatia Pagoulatou, Nikolaos Stergiopulos

P121: Identifying Haemodynamic Determinants of Pulse Pressure: An Integrated Numerical and Physiological Approach

Samuel Vennin, Ye Li, Marie Willemet, Henry Fok, Haotian Gu, Peter Charlton, Jordi Alastruey, Phil Chowienczyk

P122: Calculating Reservoir Pressure with or Without Flow Information: Similarity and Algorithmic Sensitivity At Radial Artery

Michael Ebner, Kim Parker, Tom Vercauteren, Sébastien Ourselin, Siegfried Wassertheurer, Alun Hughes, Bernhard Hametner

P123: Reservoir Pressure is Independently associated with 11–12 Year Old’s Kidney Function: Population-Derived Study

Xiaoqing Peng, Martin Schultz, Michael Cheung, Melissa Wake, Jonathan Mynard, David Burgner, Richard Liu, James Sharman

P124: Validity and Reliability of Pulse Wave Analysis Estimated by A Novel Wrist-Worn Tonometer

Luis Garcia-Ortiz, Jose Recio-Rodriguez, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Rita Salvado, Jose Maderuelo-Fernandez, Jesus Gonzalez-Sanchez, Emiliano Rodriguez- Sanches, Manuel Gómez-Marcos

P125: Use of Vascular Adaptation in Response to Mechanical Loading Facilitates Personalisation of A One-Dimensional Pulse Wave Propagation Model

Maarten Heusinkveld, Koen Reesink, Theo Arts, Wouter Huberts, Tammo Delhaas

P126: Comparison of Pulse Wave Analysis assessment Methodology in Elderly Men

Elizabeth Ellins, Kirsten Smith, Lucy Lennon, Olia Papacosta, Goya Wannamethee, Peter Whincup, Julian Halcox

P127: Flow Dynamics and its Relation to Bicuspid Aortopathy assessed by 4d Flow CMR

Lydia Dux-Santoy Hurtado, Jose F. Rodriguez-Palomares, Andrea Guala, Raquel Kale, Gisela Teixido-Tura, Filipa Valente, Giuliana Maldonado, David Garcia-Dorado, Artur Evangelista

P128: Comparison of Augmentation Index Obtained from HEM-9000AI and Mobil-O-Graph in Japanese Normotensive Individuals

Masakazu Obayashi, Michihiro Kohno, Shigeki Kobayashi, Michiaki Kohno, Masafumi Yano

P129: Short-Term Repeatability of Non-Invasive Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Measures

Andrea Grillo, Paolo Salvi, Sandrine Millasseau, Matteo Rovina, Corrado Baldi, Francesco Moretti, Lucia Salvi, Andrea Faini, Renzo Carretta, Filippo Scalise, Gianfranco Parati

P130: Test-Retest Reliability for Pulse Wave Velocity and Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index Among Afro-Caribbean Young Adults

Janeil M. Williams, Trevor S. Ferguson, Nadia R. Bennett, Amanda Rousseau, Renee Walters, Novie O. Younger-Coleman, Marshall K. Tulloch-Reid, Seeromanie Harding, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, Rainford J. Wilks

P131: Determinants of A New, Non-Invasive Index of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Myocardial Performance in A General Population Sample

Nicholas Cauwenberghs, Jan D’hooge, Lutgarde Thijs, Jan A. Staessen, Tatiana Kuznetsova

P165: Higher Blood Pressure in Youth is Attributable to A Combination of Higher Cardiac Output and Higher Total Peripheral Resistance

Alun Hughes, Chloe Park, Abigail Fraser, Laura Howe, Siana Jones, Debbie Lawlor, Nish Chaturvedi, George Davey Smith

P166: Head-Down Tilt Bed-Rest Significantly Increases Central Arterial Stiffness

Fouassier David, Hakim Khettab, Pierre Boutouyrie, Carole Leguy, Catalin Cristian

P167: Pulse Pressure Amplification and Augmentation Index Change in Opposite Manner with Arterial Stiffness Independently of Systemic Resistance

Nicolaas Westerhof, Berend Westerhof

P168: Endothelial Regulation of Awv is Impaired During Increase in Blood Flow in Essential Hypertension

Frederic Roca, Jeremy Bellien, Michele Iacob, Robinson Joannides

P170: Short-Term Effects of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on Aortic Function and Hemodynamics

Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Georgios Latsios, Andreas Synetos, Georgios Trantalis, Fani Mitropoulou, Maria Drakopoulou, Konstantinos Stathogiannis, Vicky Penesopoulou, Konstantinos Kalogeras, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Manolis Vavuranakis, Dimitrios Tousoulis

P171: Compliance of Extremely Dilated Main Pulmonary Arteries in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Joanne Groeneveldt, Tijmen van der Wel, Tim Marcus, Frances De Man, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf, Nicolaas Westerhof, Berend Westerhof

P172: Voluntary Liquorice Ingestion Increases Blood Pressure Via Multiple Mechanisms: Increased Volume Load, Peripheral Arterial Resistance, and Decreased Aortic Compliance

Elina J. Hautaniemi, Anna M. Tahvanainen, Jenni K. Koskela, Antti J. Tikkakoski, Mika Kähönen, Marko Uitto, Kalle Sipilä, Onni Niemelä, Jukka Mustonen, Ilkka H. Pörsti

P173: Coupled Nitroso-Sulfide Signalization Triggers Specific Vasoactive Effects in Intrarenal Arteries of Patients with Arterial Hypertension

Sona Cacanyiova, Andrea Berenyiova, Frantisek Kristek, Marian Grman, Karol Ondrias, Jan Breza, Jan Breza

P174: Hemodynamic and Autonomic Effects of Low-Dose Glyceryl Trinitrate Used to Test Endothelium-Independent Vasodilation of the Brachial Artery

Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Stefano Taddei, Rosa Maria Bruno

P175: An Acute Bout of Prolonged Sitting Impairs Endothelial Function and Increases Plasma Concentrations of Endothelin-1 In

Megan Grace, Rachel Climie, Michael Wheeler, Nina Eikelis, Joshua Carr, Francis Dillon, Neville Owen, Danny Green, Bronwyn Kingwell, David Dunstan

P176: Arterial Stiffness as A Part of A General Abnormality of the Fibrous Healing Process

Pedro Forcada, Miguel Sangiovanni, Alejandra Camino, Wanda Pampinella, Oscar Montaña

P177: associations of Ambulatory Pulse Pressure Components with Hippocampal Volume, White Matter Hyperintensities and Brain Infarcts

Benjamin Gavish, Therese Tillin, Alun D. Hughes, Nishi Chaturvedi

P89: Upright Posture Enhances The Unfavourable Influences of Bisoprolol on Central Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Middle Aged Men: A Double-Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Study

Ilkka Pörsti, Lauri Suojanen, Antti Haring, Antti Tikkakoski, Arttu Eräranta, Heini Huhtala, Mika Kähönen, Kari Kivistö, Jukka Mustonen

P90: Positive Effects of Antihypertensive Treatment on Aortic Stiffness in the General Population

Markéta Mateřánková

P91: Green Tea Extract Reduces Lipid Profile, Percentage of Aortic Augmentation Index and Increases Soluble Rage Concentrations in Normotensive Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, and Placebo- Controlled Trial

Fernando Grover Páez, Patricia Quezada Fernandez, Mariana Rodriguez de la Cerda, David Cardona Müller, Jhonatan Trujillo Quiroz, Walter Trujillo Rangel, Marycruz Barocio Pantoja

P92: Simultaneous Invasive and Noninvasive Monitoring of Central Blood Pressure on Critically Ill Patients Suffering from Cardiogenic Shock Treated with Iabp

Bela Benczur, Adam Nemeth, Renata Bocskei, Attila Cziraki

P93: Are Hemodynamic Measures associated with Frailty in Elderly Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation?

Jeannette Goudzwaard, Marjo de Ronde-Tillmans, Nahid El Faquir, Nicolas van Mieghem, Mattie Lenzen, Peter de Jaegere, Francesco Mattace Raso

P94: Dapagliflozin Acutely Restores Endothelial Dysfunction, Reduces Aortic Stiffness and Renal Resistive Index in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Pilot Study

Rosa Maria Bruno, Livia Giannini, Marta Seghieri, Edoardo Vitolo, Stefano Taddei, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Anna Solini

P95: Effect of Chronic Inflammation Inhibition with Salsalate on Aortic Stiffness and Vascular Endothelial Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study

Gary Pierce, Lyndsey DuBose, Amy Stroud, Nicholas Jensen, Lauren Wegman-Points, Seth Holwerda, William Haynes, Kaitlyn Dubishar, Jess Fiedorowicz

P96: Acute Effect of Electronic Cigarette Smoking on Pulse Pressure Amplification in Young Smokers

Nikolaos Ioakeimidis, Dimitris Terentes-Printzios, Christos Georgakopoulos, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Mohammed Abdelrassoul, Ioanna Gourgouli, Nikolaos Magkas, Dimitrios Tousoulis

P98: Effect of Long-Term Androgenic Treatment on The Structural and Functional Properties of the Great Arteries of Female Transsexuals

Flavia Cunha, Luiz Bortolotto, Valeria Costa-Hong, Elaine Costa, Maria Sircilli, Tania Bachega, Berenice Mendonça, Sorahia Domenice

P99: The Effect of L-Arginine on The Vascular Function in Healthy Trained and Sedentary Subjects

Ksenija Cankar, Tina Virtič, Polona Zaletel, Ziva Melik

P100: Trial of Exercise to Prevent Hypertension in Young Adults (TEPHRA): Rationale and Protocol

Afifah Mohamed, Odaro Huckstep, Wilby Williamson, Charlotte Herdman, Yvonne Kenworthy, Konstantina Spagou, Linda Arnold, Polly Whitworth, Ashley Verburg, Holger Burchert, Adam J. Lewandowski, Paul Leeson

P106: Aortic Stiffness and Central Systolic Pressure Are associated with Orthostatic Hypotension in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Philip Rankin, Nikesh Parekh, Steve Holt, Chakravarthi Rajkumar

P107: Oscillometric Measurement of 24-Hour Pulse Wave Velocity Predicts All- Cause Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: The Isar-Study

Julia Matschkal, Christopher C. Mayer, Siegfried Wassertheurer, Georg Lorenz, Susanne Angermann, Stephan Kemmner, Matthias Braunisch, Roman Günthner, Bernhard Haller, Marcus Baumann, Uwe Heemann, Christoph Schmaderer

P108: Impact of Kidney Transplantation on Aortic Stiffness Index Β0

Marie-Pier Desjardins, Aboubacar Sidibé, Catherine Fortier, Fabrice Mac-Way, Sacha De Serres, Richard Larivière, Bart Spronck, Mohsen Agharazii

P109: Progression of Aortic Arch Calcification After Kidney Transplant and its Importance in Predicting Cardiovascular Risk: Single-Center 2-Year Follow-Up Study

Agne Laucyte-Cibulskiene, Evelina Boreikaite, Gediminas Aucina, Migle Gudynaite, Ilona Rudminiene, Sigita Anisko, Loreta Vareikiene, Liutauras Gumbys, Nerijus Teresius, Dileta Valanciene, Ligita Ryliskyte, Laurynas Rimsevicius, Marius Miglinas, Kestutis Strupas

P110: Differences in Arterial Stiffness Measured by Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index in Patients with Normal and Decreased Renal Function

Marius Miglinas, Alvita Gincaite, Laurynas Rimsevicius, Ligita Ryliskyte, Jolita Badariene, Aleksandras Laucevicius

P111: association and Clinical Relevance of Absence of Lower Limb Arterial Pulse and Coronary Artery Disease in Hemodialysis Patients

Luiz Bortolotto, Felizardo Nataniel, Luis Gowdak, Henrique Muela, Flavio Paula, Elias David-Neto, Jose Jayme De Lima

P112: Central Pulse Wave 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

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

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

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

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

P136: Altered Adventitial Collagen Fibril Mechanics and Morphology with High Pulse Wave Velocity

Zhuo Chang, Maria Lyck Hansen, Lars Melholt Rasmussen, Riaz Akhtar

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

P138: Can Pulse Wave Velocity Be Measured in the Fetal ascending Aorta?

Madalina Negoita, Arianna Laoreti, Tarek F. Antonios, Asma Khalil, Ashraf W. Khir

P139: Comparison of Ejection Durations Derived from Radial and Brachial Pressure Waves

Andreas Bauer, Bernhard Hametner, Thomas Weber, Siegfried Wassertheurer

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

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

P142: Aortic Root Stiffness and Mechanical Properties of Healthy Adults

Madalina Negoita, Alun D. Hughes, Kim H. Parker, Ashraf W. Khir

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

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

P145: Measurement of Blood Pressure Dependency of Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity

Mark Butlin, Isabella Tan, Fatemeh Shirbani, Bart Spronck, Alberto Avolio

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

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

P19: Influence of Brachial Artery Stiffness on Flow-Mediated Dilatation in Healthy Young and Older Populations

Kunihiko Aizawa, Sara Sbragi, Alessandro Ramalli, Piero Tortoli, Francesco Casanova, Carmela Morizzo, Clare Thorn, Angela Shore, Phillip Gates, Carlo Palombo

P20: Augmentation Index associates with Impaired Early Ventricular Ejection

Haotian Gu, Gerry Carr-White, John Chambers, Phil Chowienczyk

P21: Reduction of Cardiac Pre-Load Has Antithetical Effects on Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness: is Blood Pressure The Main Determinant of Within-Subject Variation in Pulse Wave Velocity?

Luca Faconti, Bushra Farukh, Andrii Boguslavskyi, Phil Chowienczyk

P22: Circadian Variations in the Cardiovascular System

Thomas Weber, Siegfried Wasserheurer, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Enrique Rodilla Sala, Piotr Jankowski, Maria Lorenza Muisan, Cristina Giannatasio, Ian Wilkinson, Joerg Kellermair, Bernhard Hametner, Jose Maria Pascual, Robert Zweiker, Danuta Czarnecka, Anna Paini, Massimo Salvetti, Allessandro Maloberti, Peter Fitscha, Kai Mortensen, Elisabeth Wagner, Carmel McEniery, Cornelia Ablasser

P23: Prediction of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality Incidence as Well as Cardiovascular Morbidity by Use of Non-Invasive Measurement of Carotid- Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity as A Measure of Arterial Stiffness

Peter Nilsson, Mikael Gottsäter, Abd al-Hakim Fatehali

P24: Sex-Specific Pulse Wave Velocity Cut-Offs Improve Survival Analysis in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

Christopher C. Mayer, Bernhard Hametner, Katy Whitelegg, Thomas Weber, Siegfried Wassertheurer

P25: Vascular Aging is associated with The Severity of Cerebral White Matter Lesion Load

Lisanne Tap, Annegreet van Opbroek, Wiro Niessen, Marion Smits, Francesco Mattace- Raso

P27: Replaced Right Hepatic Artery and Interlobar Bridge of Liver with Unusual Arterial Supply of Ivth Segment

Mehtap Yuksel, Turan Koc, Sezgin Ilgi

P28: Determinants of Arterial Stiffness as Marker of Early Vascular Aging in Physicians Population

Elena Shavarova, Eldar Kazahmedov, Artemiy Orlov, Zhanna Kobalava

P29: Total Longitudinal Displacement (TLOD) of the Common Carotid Artery (CCA) Does Not Differ Between Patients with Moderate or High Cardiovascular Risk (CV) and Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

Urtė Gargalskaitė, Pranas Šerpytis, Karolis Azukaitis, Rokas Navickas, Vilma Dzenkeviciute, Jolita Badariene, Zaneta Petrulioniene, Kristijonas Česas

P30: The Role of Novel Biomarkers in Arterial Stiffness, and in Predicting Further Vascular Events After Tia and Lacunar Stroke

Esme Girdwood, Manuela Mengozzi, Eva Bunting, Jean Timeyin, Pietro Ghezzi, Chakravarthi Rajkumar

P150: Arterial Stiffness and Progression of Cerebral White Matter Lesions in asymptomatic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Matched Controls: A 5-Year Cohort Study

Kristian Løkke Funck, Esben Laugesen, Pernille Høyem, Brian Stausbøll-Grøn, Won Kim, Leif Østergaard, Dora Zeidler, Troels Krarup Hansen, Per Løgstrup Poulsen

P151: Central Pulse Pressure is associated with Aortic-Brachial Stiffness Mismatch in Patients with Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus

Elena Troitskaya, Ekaterina Starostina, Zhanna Kobalava

P152: Microalbuminuria in Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus: Not Only About Blood Pressure or Arterial Stiffness

Barbara Nikolaidou, Eleni Gavriilaki, Eugene Gkaliagkousi, Ioanna Zografou, Areti Triantafyllou, Antonios Lazaridis, Stella Douma

P153: Marker of Type VI Collagen Formation (Pro-C6) is associated with Higher Arterial Stiffness in Type 1 Diabetes

Tine Willum Hansen, Daniel G. K. Rasmussen, Simone Theilade, Signe H. Nielsen, Morten A. Karsdal, Federica Genovese, Peter Rossing

P154: Vascular Structure and Function in Relation to Weight Excess and Blood Pressure in A Sample of Obese Children

Sara Bonafini, Angela Tagetti, Francesco Dalle Vedove, Sara Raimondi, Alice Giontella, Paolo Cavarzere, Rossella Gaudino, Pietro Minuz, Claudio Maffeis, Franco Antoniazzi, Cristiano Fava

P155: Correlation of Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and S100–A1 on Arterial Stiffness in Normotensive Patients with Diabetes

Patricia Quezada Fernandez, Fernando Grover Páez, Becerra Ramos, Carlos, Jhonatan Trujillo Quiros, Walter Trujillo Rangel, Sánchez Rodríguez Sánchez Rodríguez, David Cardona Müller, Mayra Jimenez Cázarez

P156: Duration of Diabetes Mellitus is A Significant Predictor of Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Arterial Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Elena Troitskaya, Ekaterina Starostina, Zhanna Kobalava

P157: Retinal Arteriolar Function, Endothelial Dysfunction and Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Jonathan Baier, Søren Tang Knudsen, Line Petersen, Kristian Løkke Funck, Liv Vernstrøm Hald, Toke Bek, Per Løgstrup Poulsen, Esben Laugesen

P158: association Between Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index, Markers of Blood Pressure Variability and Indices of Subclinical Vascular Damage in Obese Children

Angela Tagetti, Sara Bonafini, Cristiano Fava

P159: association Between Pulse Wave Velocity and Apnea-Hyoppnea Index in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Christoffer Krogager, Anne Margereta Banghøj, Per Løgstrup Poulsen, Lise Tarnow, Esben Laugesen, Klavs Würgler Hansen

P160: Vascular Abnormalities and Haemodynamic Pattern in Obese Young Adults

Pedro Forcada, Jorge Chiabaut Svane, Sergio Gonzalez, Carol Kotliar, Sebastian Obregon, Carlos Castellaro

P161: Roles of Angiopoietins 1 and 2 on Arterial Function During A Treatment Trial in People with or At Risk of Diabetes

K. Parkin, G. Slee, R. Gray, A. Webb, C. Mills, J. K. Cruickshank

P182: Arteries in Patients with Huntington’s Disease

Ziva Melik, Jan Kobal, Ksenija Cankar, Janja Pretnar, Marjan Zaletel, Lucijan Kobal, Natasa Teran

P183: Increased Arterial Stiffness is associated with Poorer Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Adolescence

Hannah Taylor, Alun Hughes, Marietta Charakida, Nishi Chaturvedi, George Davey- Smith, John Deanfield, Abigail Fraser, Laura Howe, Debbie Lawlor, Chloe Park

P184: Increased Arterial Stiffness is associated with High Inflammatory Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sergey Velmakin, Elena Troitskaya, Svetlana Villevalde, Zhanna Kobalava

P185: Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Plasma Levels of Leptin and Adiponectin in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Kwame Yeboah, Richard NA. Owusu Mensah, Dzifa Dey, Vincent Boima, J. Kennedy Cruickshank

P186: Impact of Obesity on Vascular Structure and Function in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Thessa Hilgenkamp, Garett Griffith, Robert Motl, Tracy Baynard, Bo Fernhall

P187: in Severe Aortic Stenosis, Decreased Systemic Vascular Resistance is associated with A Larger, Thicker Walled Ventricle Except for the Septum

Anish Bhuva, Thomas Treibel, Georgia Doumou, Antonio De Marvao, Carlo Biffi, Timothy Dawes, Siana Jones, Declan O’Regan, James Moon, Alun Hughes, Charlotte Manisty

P188: Effects of Radiotherapy on Large Vessels in Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors

Anna Paini, Massimo Salvetti, Michela Buglione, Fabio Bertacchini, Giulia Maruelli, Francesca Trevisan, Liliana Baushi, Stefano Maria Magrini, Maria Lorenza Muiesan

P189: Identifying PTPN14-Dependent Mechanisms That Influence Clinical Manifestations of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Ons Mamai

P190: Cardiovascular Disease in Axial Spondyloarthritis

Tatyana Khan, Aliakhunova Mavjuda

P191: Aortic Stiffness and Inflammation in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

Luca Zanoli, Pierre Boutouyrie, Pasquale Fatuzzo, Kadir Ozturk, Maria Cappello, Eleni Theocharidou, Pietro Castellino, Stephane Laurent

P192: Endothelial Dysfunction, Arterial Stiffness in Lung Transplanted Individuals

Renáta Marietta Böcskei, Béla Benczúr, Veronika Müller, Noémi Eszes, György Láng, Attila Cziráki, György Losonczy, Anikó Bohács

P193: Carotid Atherosclerosis, Aortic Stiffness and Penile Vascular Damage in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction: Relation to Low Density Lipoprotein Levels and Statin therapy

Nikolaos Ioakeimidis, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Athanasios Angelis, Dimitrios Terentes- Printzios, Christos Georgakopoulos, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Iosif Koutagiar, John Skoumas, Skliros, Dimitrios Tousoulis

P194: Cardiovascular Responses to Increased Pressure During Healthy Pregnancy

Victoria L. Meah, Rob E. Shave, Karianne Backx, Eric Stöhr

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