title: When the arteries get tough, the tougher do not get going.
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vlachopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Terentes-Printzios
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059289:Vascular Stiffness