Beta stiffness index in euthyroid subjects: The role of free thyroxin

2018 ◽  
Vol 09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Delitala
Keyword(s):  
Stiffness Index

Rationale and Design of the ACS-BP Study: Prognostic Value of In-Hospital Blood Pressure and Indices of Atherosclerosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Areti Koumelli ◽  
Konstantinos Konstantinou ◽  
Alexandros Kasiakogias ◽  
Kyriakos Dimitriadis ◽  
Ioannis Leontsinis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Risk Stratification ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndromes ◽  
Ankle Brachial Index ◽  
Stiffness Index ◽  
St Segment Elevation ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Coronary Syndromes

Background: High blood pressure (BP) is a leading risk factor for coronary artery disease and other major cardiovascular events. Objective: Blood pressure variability (BPV), ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) have been proposed as indices that can improve risk stratification for an adverse cardiac outcome. However, their utility in the setting of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is unclear. Methods: The ACS-BP study is a single-centre observational cohort study designed to investigate the prognostic role of haemodynamic load and arterial stiffness indices for cardio-renal outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). All consecutive patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute AMI with or without ST segment elevation will be screened for inclusion in the study. The management of AMI will follow current guidelines. Results and Discussion: Data from baseline clinical and laboratory parameters during their hospitalization will be collected. The haemodynamic load of each patient will be determined by clinical BP values as well as 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring. The AASI will be calculated from the raw 24-h BP data and ABI will be measured after the third day of hospitalization using a certified device. Patients will be followed-up for 12 months in order to collect data for hard cardiovascular and renal endpoints. Conclusion: The study results should clarify the role of these non-invasive tools in secondary risk stratification of such patients.

Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index (AASI) is Unable to Estimate Arterial Stiffness of Hypertensive Subjects: Role of Nocturnal Dipping of Blood Pressure

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico Di Raimondo ◽  
Alessandra Casuccio ◽  
Rosangela Di Liberti ◽  
Gaia Musiari ◽  
Valentina Zappulla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Stiffness Index ◽  
Nocturnal Dipping ◽  
Arterial Stiffness Index

scholarly journals Can Impaired Elasticity of Aorta Predict the Success of Vardenafil Treatment in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction?

Scientifica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Hüseyin Ede ◽  
Serhat Tanik ◽  
Barış Yaylak ◽  
Kürşad Zengın ◽  
Sebahattin Albayrak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Erectile Function ◽  
Aortic Stiffness ◽  
Aortic Distensibility ◽  
Stiffness Index ◽  
Aortic Elasticity ◽  
Male Subjects

Objective. Vardenafil is used in treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) but reveals variable clinical outcomes. Here, we aimed to evaluate the role of aortic elasticity in predicting vardenafil success among patients with ED.Methods. Sixty-one consecutive male subjects with primary ED and indication for vardenafil treatment were included. All subjects fulfilled 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) before the vardenafil treatment. Pretreatment aortic stiffness index (ASI) and aortic distensibility (AD) were obtained echocardiographically. Following two-month vardenafil treatment, the patients were reevaluated with IIEF-5. Pretreatment, posttreatment, and ΔIIEF-5 scores and ASI values were compared.Results. Average age was54±8years. Pretreatment and posttreatment IIEF-5 and ΔIIEF-5 scores were9.1±2.5;18.5±2.3; and9.4±3, respectively. Mean ASI and AD values were3.10±0.54and4.13±2.551/(103  ×  mmHg) accordingly. ASI value of severe pretreatment ED (n=15) was significantly higher than that of mild-moderate pretreatment ED (n=12) (p<0.001). All pretreatment IIEF-5 scores increased significantly compared to posttreatment IIEF-5 scores (p<0.001). ASI values were significantly correlated to pretreatment IIEF-5 scores (p<0.001) and ΔIIEF-5 value (p<0.001) but not to posttreatment IIEF-5 score.Conclusion. Aortic elasticity was impaired in accordance with degree of ED. The subjects with higher ASI values obtained more benefits from vardenafil.

scholarly journals SP331THE PROGNOSTIC ROLE OF STIFFNESS INDEX DETERMINED BY FINGER PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. iii488-iii488
Author(s):  
Balázs Sági ◽  
István Késöi ◽  
Tibor Vas ◽  
Tibor Kovács ◽  
István Wittmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Stiffness Index ◽  
Prognostic Role

[PP.07.36] THE PROGNOSTIC ROLE OF STIFFNESS INDEX DETERMINED BY FINGER PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. e145-e146
Author(s):  
I. Kesoi ◽  
B. Sagi ◽  
T. Vas ◽  
T. Kovacs ◽  
I. Wittmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Stiffness Index ◽  
Prognostic Role

Role of dactinomycin in the improved survival of children with Wilms' tumor

JAMA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 195 (12) ◽  
pp. 1005-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Fernbach
Keyword(s):  
Wilms Tumor

Role of the allergist in diagnosis and management of patients with uveitis

JAMA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 195 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Van Metre
Keyword(s):  
Diagnosis And Management

The power of norms to sway fused group members

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnifred R. Louis ◽  
Craig McGarty ◽  
Emma F. Thomas ◽  
Catherine E. Amiot ◽  
Fathali M. Moghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Anthropology ◽  
Normative Systems ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
Identity Fusion ◽  
Group Members

AbstractWhitehouse adapts insights from evolutionary anthropology to interpret extreme self-sacrifice through the concept of identity fusion. The model neglects the role of normative systems in shaping behaviors, especially in relation to violent extremism. In peaceful groups, increasing fusion will actually decrease extremism. Groups collectively appraise threats and opportunities, actively debate action options, and rarely choose violence toward self or others.

Elaborating the role of reflection and individual differences in the study of folk-economic beliefs

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Arceneaux
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
History Of ◽  
Economic Beliefs

AbstractIntuitions guide decision-making, and looking to the evolutionary history of humans illuminates why some behavioral responses are more intuitive than others. Yet a place remains for cognitive processes to second-guess intuitive responses – that is, to be reflective – and individual differences abound in automatic, intuitive processing as well.

The role of affect in feelings of obligation

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefen Beeler-Duden ◽  
Meltem Yucel ◽  
Amrisha Vaish
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Sense Of Obligation

Abstract Tomasello offers a compelling account of the emergence of humans’ sense of obligation. We suggest that more needs to be said about the role of affect in the creation of obligations. We also argue that positive emotions such as gratitude evolved to encourage individuals to fulfill cooperative obligations without the negative quality that Tomasello proposes is inherent in obligations.

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