Organ damage changes in patients with resistant hypertension randomized to renal denervation or spironolactone: The DENERVHTA (Denervación en Hipertensión Arterial) study
January 5, 2018Pulse wave velocity and other indicators of arterial stiffness in hypertension comorbidity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
March 9, 2018Surrogate Markers of Cardiovascular Risk and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Cardiovascular disease frequently coexists with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and contributes to mortality. A research team led by Fisk investigated 458 patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The presence and severity of COPD is positively associated with increased pulse wave reflections (augmentation index), arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity) and subclinical atherosclerosis. The results showed that COPD is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. These results suggest targeting vascular biomarkers could mitigate the cardiovascular burden seen in COPD.