Eliane Billaud

TL;DR: The diameter-pressure curve of the common carotid artery over the systolic-diastolic range was determined noninvasively by continuously recording both the pulsatile changes in internal diameter and the pressure waveform on the contralateral artery through the high-fidelity applanation tonometry system.

TL;DR: In hypertensive patients the levels of homocysteine are strongly and independently correlated to arterial stiffness measured by aortic pulse wave velocity, and these levels are higher in patients presenting with clinical vascular disease.

TL;DR: The correlation between histological and ultrasonic measurements of intima-media thickness in 15 radial artery segments obtained from the distal end of the wrist-elbow harvest for coronary bypass grafting in patients with coronary heart disease was determined.

TL;DR: Urinary levels of metanephrines and creatinine were correlated and the absence of pheochromocytoma was documented by negative results of retesting or negative findings on one or more of the following imaging procedures: adrenal ultrasonography, computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis, digitalized angiography, and whole-body metaido-benzyl guanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy.

TL;DR: The methodological issues related to the measurement of drug adherence in a research setting and clinical practice, the prevalence and the impact of drug nonadherence on blood pressure control and thus in apparent resistant hypertension, and on cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and renal outcomes are discussed.