(1) Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy We have already dealt with the importance of central blood pressure values and we have seen…
(1) Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy 2.1 Arterial Stiffness and Cardiovascular Risk Cardiovascular diseases are currently the main cause of death in…
(1) Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy “Central arterial blood pressure” is the term commonly used to describe blood pressure in the ascending…
(1) Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy All too often, myocardial ischemia is considered synonymous with coronary artery disease, as if coronary atherosclerotic…
(1) Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy 1.1 Mean Arterial Pressure In the study of vascular hemodynamics, the cardiovascular system is usually considered…
(1) Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy 8.1 Invasive Methods Until a few years ago, pulse wave velocity, in little experimental animals (mice,…
(1) Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy Life expectancy in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) appears to be substantially reduced compared to…
(1) Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy 3.1 Blood Pressure Variability “Blood pressure variability” refers to the spontaneous instability of arterial blood pressure…
