title: [Arterial rigidity, a marker of cardiovascular diseases].
abstract: Rigidity of the arterial wall is a generally accepted marker of cardiovascular diseases. Many studies are designed to investigate arterial rigidity in patients with arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, and diabetes mellitus. The authors consider pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the enhancement of vascular rigidlity and the respective contributing fiactors, such as extensibility compressibility elasticity modulus, pulse wave propagation velocity, and augmentation index. The main methods for measuring arterial rigidity are described with special reference to non-invasive techniques and fbctors responsible for this condition. Possibilities for medicamental modification of main arteries are discussed
authors.forename: É N
authors.initials: ÉN
authors.lastname: Otteva
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Klinkova
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Garbuzova
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Isakova
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Bandurko
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009127:Muscle Rigidity; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers