arterial stiffness
collocation in Englishmeaningsofarterialandstiffness
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arterial
adjective
uk/ɑːˈtɪə.ri.əl/us/ɑːrˈtɪr.i.əl/
related to or flowing in an artery (= a tube carrying blood from the heart to other parts of ...
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stiffness
noun[U]
uk/ˈstɪf.nəs/us/ˈstɪf.nəs/
the quality of being very formal and ...
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The clinical significance of the increased pulmonaryarterialstiffnessin the absence of stenosis remains to be clarified.
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The pulse wave velocity is a wellestablished index ofarterialstiffnessand distensibility.
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Late life depression is associated witharterialstiffness: a population-based study.
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For this reason, studies on arterial compliance have tried to analyze the relationships between regional body composition and different measures ofarterialstiffness.
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Isoflavones reducearterialstiffness: a placebo-controlled study in men and postmenopausal women.
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The parameters of pulmonaryarterialstiffnesswere measured only at the site of the stenosis.
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Atorvastatin reducesarterialstiffnessin patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Increasedarterialstiffnessis associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events.
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Makingarterialstiffnessparameters available for the primary care will make cardiovascular risk stratification more accurate.
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Thearterialstiffnessis calculated from the above parameters, resulting in a classification of optimal, normal, increased or abnormal values.
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Devices are on the market that measurearterialstiffnessparameters (augmentation index, pulse wave velocity).
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It is used as an indication ofarterialstiffness.
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Increased and abnormalarterialstiffnessis the early sign of arteriosclerosis.
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Increasedarterialstiffness, increased systolic blood pressure, and widened pulse pressures, all resulting from chronic hypertension, can lead to heart damage.
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Arterialstiffnessalso repositions the site of pulse wave reflections.
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Some instruments claim also to measurearterialstiffness.
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Nitric oxide is critical to blood vessel function and inhibition leads to an increase inarterialstiffnessdue to vasoconstriction.
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Measuring the pulse wave velocity (invasively and non-invasively) is a means of determiningarterialstiffness.
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Long-standingarterialstiffnessinevitably leads to heart failure, kidney failure and dementia; the three leading causes of death in later years.
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Reducedarterialstiffnessprotects the heart.
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