Artery Research Special Issue “Novelties in the non-invasive measurement of vascular biomarkers in clinical practice”

Call for Papers

 Guest Editor: János Nemcsik Department of Family Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary email: nemcsik.janos [at] semmelweis.hu

About the collection

Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in numerous countries worldwide. Vascular biomarkers of arterial stiffening evaluated with different devices are increasingly recognized as independent predictors of CV mortality. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is the most accepted non-invasive arterial stiffness parameter and in Europe among hypertensive patients it is a recommended method for the evaluation of hypertension-mediated organ damage. Besides non-invasive measurements, different formulas are also available for PWV estimation. Other vascular biomarkers, like central systolic blood pressure, central pulse pressure or augmentation index are also promising biomarkers and in the future might be part of therapy guidance.