Vascular Stiffness

"Vascular Stiffness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Loss of vascular ELASTICITY due to factors such as AGING; and ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. Increased arterial stiffness is one of the RISK FACTORS for many CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

Descriptor ID	D059289
MeSH Number(s)	G09.330.940
Concept/Terms	Vascular Stiffness Vascular Stiffness Stiffness, Vascular Vascular Stiffnesses Arterial Stiffness Arterial Stiffness Arterial Stiffnesses Stiffness, Arterial Aortic Stiffness Aortic Stiffness Aortic Stiffnesses Stiffness, Aortic

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Biological Sciences [G]
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09]
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena [G09.330]
Vascular Stiffness [G09.330.940]

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Bar chart showing 16 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2014 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2014	3	0	3
2016	1	0	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	2	1	3
2022	1	0	1
2024	2	0	2
2026	1	1	2

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Tha Ra Wun T, Brunzelle JS, Murphy L, Garcia RL, Sievert LL, Witkowski S. Physical activity moderates the relationship between hot flashes and arterial wave reflection in perimenopausal females. Physiol Rep. 2026 05; 14(10):e70918.

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Qian F, Gajjar P, Prescott B, Mitchell GF, Xanthakis V, Rade JJ, Nayor M. Modifiable Correlates With Systemic Thromboxane Generation and Association With Cardiovascular Outcomes: Results From the Framingham Heart Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2026 Jun; 46(6):e324561.

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Orizu C, Jha M, Myerson L, Dong ZJ, Neisius U, McCarthy I, Lakshminarayan D, Manning WJ, Tsao CW. Increased Aortic Stiffness With Acute Exercise in Heart Failure: Assessment by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Am J Cardiol. 2024 10 15; 229:63-68.

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Jha M, Musani S, McCarthy I, Hundley WG, Carr JJ, Terry JG, Oshunbade A, Vasan RS, Butler J, Hall M, Mitchell GF, Fox E, Tsao CW. Subclinical association of aortic stiffness with cardiac structure and function in African-Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug; 40(8):1705-1712.

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Spetko N, Rong J, Larson MG, Haidar M, Raber I, Peters K, Benjamin EJ, O'Donnell CJ, Manning WJ, Vasan RS, Mitchell GF, Tsao CW. Cross-Sectional Relationships of Proximal Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Adults in the Community. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 12 20; 11(24):e027230.

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Calamaras TD, Pande S, Baumgartner RA, Kim SK, McCarthy JC, Martin GL, Tam K, McLaughlin AL, Wang GR, Aronovitz MJ, Lin W, Aguirre JI, Baca P, Liu P, Richards DA, Davis RJ, Karas RH, Jaffe IZ, Blanton RM. MLK3 mediates impact of PKG1a on cardiac function and controls blood pressure through separate mechanisms. JCI Insight. 2021 09 22; 6(18).

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Ji N, Huang Z, Zhang X, Sun Y, Ye S, Chen S, Tucker KL, Wu S, Gao X. Association between egg consumption and arterial stiffness: a longitudinal study. Nutr J. 2021 07 13; 20(1):67.

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Upadhya B, Pajewski NM, Rocco MV, Hundley WG, Aurigemma G, Hamilton CA, Bates JT, He J, Chen J, Chonchol M, Glasser SP, Hung AM, Pisoni R, Punzi H, Supiano MA, Toto R, Taylor A, Kitzman DW. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Aortic Stiffness in the SPRINT-HEART. Hypertension. 2021 05 05; 77(5):1571-1580.

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Lima NS, Krishna H, Gerber BS, Heffernan KS, Gump BB, Lefferts WK. Physical activity is associated with lower pulsatile stress but not carotid stiffness in children. J Hum Hypertens. 2022 03; 36(3):263-270.

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Bachman NP, Terwoord JD, Richards JC, Braun B, Green CP, Luckasen GJ, Dinenno FA. Comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular structure and function and disease risk in middle-aged ultra-endurance athletes. Atherosclerosis. 2021 03; 320:105-111.

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