isolatedsystolichypertension.terapad.com NOTE- WINDKESSEL FUNCTION is a measure of aortic elasticity, derived from subtracting the diameter of the aorta at diastole FROM the aortic diameter at systole (Aortic Diameter at Systole – Aortic Diameter at Diastole = Windkessel Function). Dr. John Raymond Baker,DC discusses problems with the Isolated Systolic Hypertension Illness classification, discusses white coat hypertension […]
Posts with the aortic tag
Physiopathology Aortic dissection
Physiopathology of acute aortic dissection: an intimal tear occurs on a weakened aorta (cystic medial necrosis due to arterial hypertension or to dysplasia of connective tissue as Marfan syndrome) leading to the separation of the layers within the aortic wall by the blood flow. The result is the creation of a false lumen (double-barreled aorta) […]
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Risk Factors
Joe Theismann talks to WNBC about how the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm rises if youve had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, emphysema, a history of smoking, or if you have a family history of AAA. Learn more about the risk factors at www.FindtheAAAnswers.org.
Urgent Hypertension
When a patient has a sustained diastolic blood pressure greater than 120 mm Hg but doesn’t develop complications, he has urgent hypertension. This condition can develop quickly over several days or take as long as several weeks. It can result from noncompliance with the prescribed antihypertensive regimen, stress, or drugs that stimulate the sympathetic […]
Pulse Wave, CASP, and the BPro Device
Dr. Ting, Chairman & Ceo of HealthSTATS, explains arterial pulse wave, arterial stiffness, central aortic systolic pressure (CASP) and why it is more important than brachial blood pressure, and how the BPro® devices measures CASP. For more information please contact Mark Rosales with CardioGrade at mrosales@cardiograde.com.