Abstract. Background: Low levels of testosterone in men and changes in retinal microvascular calibre are both associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk. Sex hormones are also associated with blood flow in microvascular beds which might ...
Abstract.Background: Biomarkers of vascular diseases such as ankle-brachial index (ABI), peripheral pulse pressure (pPP), central pulse pressure (cPP), and pulse wave velocity (PWV) allow assessment of arterial ...
Summary:Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), coronary artery disease (CAD) and carotid stenosis (CS) are robust predictors of mortality. The value of individual vascular beds in polyvascular disease (PVD) to predict mortality in ...
Bisher wurde der arterielle Blutdruck immer mittels Sphygmomanometrie an der a. humeri gemessen. Seit einigen Jahren gibt es aber ein nicht invasives Gerät, mit dem der Druck in der Aorta gemessen werden kann. Dies wird möglich mit einer Messung mittels ...