Arterial ageing: Major nutritional and life-style effects.
Arterial ageing is a key mechanism underling the development and progression of cardiovascular (CV) and other diseases. New technologies allow the non-invasive assessement of various biomechanical and biological aspects of arterial ageing. We discuss a few major factors in respect to arterial ageing pathophysiology, methods of assessment and some important nutritional and life-style parameters that substantially affect arterial ageing.
Biomedical Engineering Unit, First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: thepap@med.uoa.gr.
Theodore G
TG
Papaioannou
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Kalliopi
K
Karatzi
Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Theodora
T
Psaltopoulou
Biomedical Engineering Unit, First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios
D
Tousoulis
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans
Alcohol; Aorta; Arterial stiffness; Caffeine; Endothelial function; Pulse wave velocity; Smoking