2024
Ecologically Assessed Sleep Duration and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Men and Women
Gaffey A, Walenczyk K, Schwartz J, Hall M, Burg M. Ecologically Assessed Sleep Duration and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Men and Women. Biopsychosocial Science And Medicine 2024, 86: 740-747. PMID: 39225340, PMCID: PMC11560491, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported sleep durationArterial stiffnessSleep durationAverage sleep durationActigraphy-assessed sleepAmbulatory arterial stiffness indexSex-specific associationsArterial stiffness indexAssessment of ASResting CaiHealth covariatesValid contextsSex-stratifiedQuadratic associationHealthy menCAIXAssess sleepExploratory analysisYoung adultsStiffness indexHealthy adultsSex-SpecificMultivariate regressionSleepAssociation
2023
Atrial fibrosis by cardiac MRI is a correlate for atrial stiffness in patients with atrial fibrillation
Lamy J, Taoutel R, Chamoun R, Akar J, Niederer S, Mojibian H, Huber S, Baldassarre L, Meadows J, Peters D. Atrial fibrosis by cardiac MRI is a correlate for atrial stiffness in patients with atrial fibrillation. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 107-117. PMID: 37857929, PMCID: PMC11378145, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02968-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementLA reservoir strainLeft atrial pressureLA volumeReservoir strainLA fibrosisLA strainStiffness indexLA late gadolinium enhancementAtrial stiffness indexMaximal LA volumeAtrial fibrillation cohortLA minimum volumeAtrial tissue fibrosisMaximum LA volumeCardiac MR examsAtrial stiffnessAtrial strainAF ablationAtrial pressureAF cohortAtrial fibrillationAtrial fibrosisPatient subgroupsLGE volume
2019
Carotid Artery Stiffness Accurately Predicts White Matter Hyperintensity Volume 20 Years Later: A Secondary Analysis of the Atherosclerosis Risk in the Community Study
de Havenon A, Wong K, Elkhetali A, McNally JS, Majersik JJ, Rost NS. Carotid Artery Stiffness Accurately Predicts White Matter Hyperintensity Volume 20 Years Later: A Secondary Analysis of the Atherosclerosis Risk in the Community Study. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2019, 40: 1369-1373. PMID: 31248859, PMCID: PMC7048485, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter hyperintensity volumeCarotid artery stiffnessTotal brain volumePressure-strain elastic modulusArtery stiffnessHyperintensity volumeBrain volumeAtherosclerosis RiskArterial stiffnessMR imagingCommunity studyStiffness indexHigher white matter hyperintensity volumeLower total brain volumeSecondary analysisCommon carotid artery stiffnessSmall artery diseaseMultivariable linear regression modelsCerebrovascular diseaseDementia riskSonography measurementsMultivariate modelCarotid strainPotential mechanismsPatients
2013
Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Children Following Early Repair of Aortic Coarctation
Lombardi KC, Northrup V, McNamara RL, Sugeng L, Weismann CG. Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Children Following Early Repair of Aortic Coarctation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 112: 1828-1833. PMID: 24035164, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.07.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLV diastolic functionAortic stiffness indexDiastolic functionCoA repairAortic stiffnessStiffness indexAortic elasticityAbnormal LV diastolic functionLV diastolic dysfunctionVentricular diastolic functionVentricular diastolic impairmentRepaired coarctationDiastolic dysfunctionSystolic functionBlood pressureDiastolic impairmentRetrospective reviewAortic coarctationMedian timeEarly repairLV sizeGroup NormalYounger ageAge rangeCoarctationArterial distensibility in patients with ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms: Is it a predisposing factor for rupture risk?
Dusak A, Kamasak K, Goya C, Adin M, Elbey M, Bilici A. Arterial distensibility in patients with ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms: Is it a predisposing factor for rupture risk? Medical Science Monitor 2013, 19: 703-709. PMID: 23974299, PMCID: PMC3762537, DOI: 10.12659/msm.889032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntima-media thicknessArterial distensibilityUnruptured IAsRight common carotid artery intima-media thicknessStiffness indexCommon carotid artery intima-media thicknessCarotid artery intima-media thicknessArtery intima-media thicknessMean stiffness indexRuptured IAsDiastolic blood pressureRisk factor assessmentGeneral demographic dataUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsIntracranial aneurysm ruptureArterial wall strainBlood pressureHypertrophic remodelingClinical managementConsecutive admissionsHemodynamic measuresCarotid arteryStudy populationAneurysm rupturePatients
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