Environmental determinants of arterial stiffness and wave reflection: pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications

Environmental determinants of arterial stiffness and wave reflection: pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications

Introduction – Objectives. The cardiovascular system is in direct and constant interaction with its environment. Exposure to various environmental parameters, such as low temperature, air pollution and tobacco smoke, has been strongly associated with serious or even fatal cardiovascular outcomes. Ar...

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Main Author: Adamopoulos, Dionysios
Other Authors: Van De Borne, Philippe
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2012
Subjects:
Médecine pathologie humaine
Cardiovascular system > Diseases > Environmental aspects
Arteries > Pathophysiology
Arteries > Diseases
Heart beat
Sympathetic nervous system
Appareil cardiovasculaire > Maladies > Aspect de l'environnement
Artères > Physiopathologie
Artères > Maladies
Rythme cardiaque
Système nerveux sympathique
cold exposure/exposition au froid
air pollution/pollution atmosphérique
arterial elasticity/élasticité artérielle
sympathetic activity/activité orthosympathique
nicotine/nicotine
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209744

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http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209744

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