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Longitudinal micro-ultrasound assessment of the ob/ob mouse model: evaluation of cardiovascular, renal and hepatic parameters
Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions and is associated with increased risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Leptin-deficient mice (ob/ob) are widely employed to investigate obesity. Aim of this study was t...
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Open AccessP2.10 Assessment of Carotid Pulse Wave Velocity by Ultrasound: A Wave Intensity Analysis-Based Approach
Local carotid pulse wave velocity (cPWV) is a parameter increasingly investigated. The diameter-velocity loop (lnD-V loop) could represent a valid approach for cPWV evaluation, since it requires the use of the...
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Open AccessP8.10 Vascular Characterization by Means of Wave Intensity Analysis: A Preliminary Study in Mice
Mouse models are increasingly employed in the comprehension of cardiovascular disease. Vascular characterization could be enriched with Wave Intensity Analysis (WIA), which provides additional information abou...
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P6.20: Effects of Different Measurement Techniques on Carotid Stiffness Evaluation
In recent years, great attention has been placed on local carotid elasticity. Carotid pulse wave velocity (cPWV) can be considered a surrogate marker for carotid stiffness evaluation. Aim of this study was to ...
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P1.09: Mild Cognitive Impairment is Associated with Systemic Vascular Dysfunction
To evaluate vascular function and structure in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
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P2.19: Assessment of Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity by Ultrasound: A Feasibility Study in Mice
Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is considered a surrogate marker of arterial stiffness and could be useful for characterizing cardiovascular disease progression even in mouse models. Aim of this study was to develop...
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Open AccessP4.21 Carotid Elasticity Behavior During Exercise is Altered in Patients with Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
The behavior of cardiovascular parameters during exercise remains unsettled. Our aim was to evaluate carotid elasticity during graded bicycle semi-supine exercise test, in patients with known or suspected coro...
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Open AccessP2.22 Assessment of Carotid Pulse Wave Velocity Changes Over Cardiac Cycle: An Accelerometric Approach
Great attention has been placed on the role of carotid elasticity in cardiovascular risk evaluation. Since carotid pulse wave velocity (cPWV) value changes over cardiac cycle, non-invasive cPWV measurements at...
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Open AccessP2.39 Assessment of Flow Mediated Dilation. Comparison Between Two Methods Art Lab Vs. Fmd Studio
The ultrasound assessment of flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery is a non-invasive and reproducible technique to evaluate the endothelial function. FMD is classically expressed as a percentage ...
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Open AccessP2.21 Aortic and Carotid Pwv Assessment: A Multi-Technique Approach
Arterial stiffness plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases and is increasingly used in clinical practice as a biomarker of disease’s progression. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is cons...
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Open AccessP5.21: Chronic Hypoxemia Per Se Induces Systemic Vascular Dysfunction in Humans
Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality are increased in patients suffering from diseases associated with chronic hypoxemia. The contribution of hypoxemia per se has proven difficult to determine, because ...
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Open AccessP8.10 Local Carotid Pulse Wave Velocity Assessment: A Vibrational Approach
Arterial stiffness is a key parameter in evaluating vascular health. When locally evaluated at carotid site, it well correlates with the stage of degenerative atherosclerotic process and it could be considered...
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Open AccessP8.03 Assessment of Carotid Elasticity in Exercise: A Reproducibility Study
Arterial stiffness may vary with physiological stimulus and therefore, its quantification in dynamic conditions could enhance the characterization of vascular elastic properties. The aim of this study was to e...
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Open AccessP1.07 Ultrasound Evaluation of Carotid Stiffness in Healthy Volunteers During Exercise: A Pilot Study
The study of cardiovascular parameters in exercise is intriguing, since this evaluation could provide information about dynamic conditions, mimicking patient’s real life. Therefore, we evaluated carotid cross-...
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Open AccessP9.04 A New Method for Continuous Monitoring of Central Arterial Stiffness During Stress
The continuous monitoring of arterial stiffness during pharmacological and dynamic stress is an intriguing and partially unexplored topic. In this work we present a new method for the continuous assessment of ...
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Open AccessP5.03 Acute Vascular Effects of Recombinant Human Tsh in Young Subjects from Chernobyl Area Followed-Up for Previous Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
To evaluate the effect of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH) on endothelial function, aortic and carotid stiffness, and wave reflection in a population living in the Chernobyl area at the time of 1986 blast, treate...
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Open AccessP6.01 Ultrasound Evaluation of Local Arterial Stiffness: Feasibility Study in an Animal Model of Advanced Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a pathological process affecting arterial elasticity. The rabbit is one of the most widely used animal models for atherosclerosis research. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibil...
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Open AccessP6.07 Methodological Aspect of Brachial Flow Mediated Dilation: Improvement of Reproducibility
Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is the most widely used technique for assessing endothelial function in humans. FMD is reduced in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors and diseases and it is...
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Contour tracking on ultrasound sequences of vascular images
Simple vascular measurements on sequences of echographic images can be used to quantify important indexes of cardiovascular risk. The measurement of the intima-media thickness and the characterization of the e...
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Open AccessP2.17 Assessment of the Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation Without ECG Gating
The methods commonly used for non-invasive ultrasound assessment of endothelium-dependent Flow-Mediated Dilation (FMD) require an ECG signal in order to synchronize the measurement with the cardiac cycle. In t...
