Stephen E. Greenwald

TL;DR: Reversing or stabilising the increased arterial stiffness associated with age and disease by targeting any or all of its causes provides a number of promising new approaches to the treatment of systolic hypertension and its sequelae, the main causes of mortality and morbidity in the developed world.

TL;DR: Impairment of fetal growth is associated with raised blood pressure in adult life and decreased compliance in the conduit arteries of the trunk and legs.

TL;DR: It is argued that, in fetuses whose growth is impaired, synthesis of elastin in the walls of the aorta and large arteries may be deficient, and that this deficiency would lead to permanent changes in the mechanical properties of these vessels.

TL;DR: Few suitable materials or techniques have yet been developed to improve the long‐term survival rates of small grafts, but recent advances in tissue engineering in which prostheses are manufactured by culturing vascular smooth muscle cells on a tubular scaffold of biodegradable polymer may ultimately make it possible to manufacture biologically and haemodynamically compatible grafts with diameters as small as 1mm.

TL;DR: Continuous recordings from the iPPG system reveal that heart and respiration rates can be successfully tracked with the artifact reduction method even in high-intensity physical exercise situations, leading to a new avenue for noncontact sensing of vital signs and remote physiological assessment, with clear applications in triage and sports training.