Advances in Arterial Stiffness Research
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (16 September 2022) | Viewed by 3619
Special Issue Editors
Interests: arterial stiffness; preclinical vascular disease; atherosclerosis; chronic systemic inflammation; vascular ultrasonography; echocardiography
Interests: anti-bacterial agents; pharmacokinetics; stress hormones; clinical studies
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Interests: cardiology; ischemic cardiac disease; stress test; arterial hypertension; arterial stiffness; cardiac rehabilitation; cardiac biomarkers; cardiac failure
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Arterial stiffness has been intensively studied in the last several decades as a non-invasive marker of preclinical vascular disease. Increased aortic stiffness has been shown to predict cardiovascular risk independently of traditional risk factors and to improve risk reclassification, especially for intermediate-risk patients. The stiffness of central arteries has important cardiac consequences, leading to increased left ventricular afterload and subsequent myocardial disfunction. Moreover, stiff arteries induce an increase in distal pulsatility, causing tissue damage in highly vascularized organs such as brain and kidney. Age is the main determinant of arterial stiffness, but hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney diseases may cause rapid arterial aging and increase the risk of future cardiovascular events. Non-invasive methods to measure arterial stiffness are available, and may allow an early diagnosis of vascular damage.
Even though great progress has been made in arterial stiffness research, many questions in this field remain open. Thus, this Special Issue will focus particularly on the study of still-unclarified aspects regarding arterial stiffness, such as pathogenic mechanisms, clinical evaluation and implications, as well as therapeutic strategies.
We cordially invite researchers and practitioners to submit original manuscripts reporting basic and clinical research as well as reviews that address these broad topics.
Dr. Adriana Albu
Dr. Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc
Dr. Florin Mitu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- arterial stiffness
- preclinical vascular disease
- pulse wave velocity
- cardiovascular risk
- vascular aging
