Mary J. Roman

TL;DR: BART is a technique that requires meticulous attention to patient preparation and methodologic detail and remains substantially more challenging than is carotid imaging and remains largely a research technique that is not readily translated into routine clinical practice.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied subject-level data from 10, 550 adults enrolled in large population-based studies and assessed ethnic differences in augmentation index (ratio of second/first systolic peaks) and generated equations for adjusted z scores.

TL;DR: Increase in LV chamber size with age and associated changes in LV systolic function, atrial natriuretic factor levels and plasma renin activity suggest plasma volume expansion related to the aging process, and it is suggested that an increase in LV volume load with age may contribute to previously reported increases in LV mass in older women.

TL;DR: Antiphospholipid antibodies in SLE are associated with mitral valve nodules and significant mitral regurgitation, possibly due to valvular endothelial cell activation, but in this population, they are not associated with evidence of myocardial hypertrophy, systolic dysfunction, coronary or carotid atherosclerosis, or other vascular abnormalities.

TL;DR: The lack of a normal nocturnal fall in blood pressure is not associated with an increase in left ventricular mass or in arterial disease independently of age, and age-related changes in carotid artery wall thickness and plaque among nondippers may reflect a contribution of an altered baroreceptor function to the lack of normalNocturnal blood pressure decreases.