Arterial stiffening as a common pathophysiological mechanism in cardiac and kidney failure and brain degeneration. University of Antwerp
Translational Neurobiology, Pathophysiology, Translational Pathophysiological Research (TPR), Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR)
The elasticity of the arterial wall is a physiologically elegant solution of nature for smoothing the pulsatile flow of blood from the heart to peripheral tissues. The loss of this elasticity during life is a consequence of pathophysiological alterations in the vessels eventually causing arterial stiffening. Emerging evidence demonstrates that arterial stiffness is an important driving force for multiple heart, kidney and brain pathologies ...