Early vascular aging (EVA) : new directions in cardiovascular protection

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Front-matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Historical Aspects and Biology of Aging, Pages 1-5, Peter M. Nilsson
Chapter 2 - Cellular and Molecular Determinants of Arterial Aging, Pages 7-16, Patrick Lacolley, Pascal Challande, Veronique Regnault, Edward G. Lakatta, Mingyi Wang
Chapter 3 - Aging Population: Challenges and Opportunities in a Life Course Perspective, Pages 17-20, Angelo Scuteri, Peter M. Nilsson
Chapter 4 - Population-Based Studies: Milestones on the Epidemiological Timeline, Pages 21-31, Ernst Rietzschel, Pedro G. Cunha
Chapter 5 - Lessons from the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study, Pages 33-44, Isabel Ferreira, Roel J. van de Laar
Chapter 6 - Cardiovascular Aging: Perspectives from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA), Pages 45-63, Shweta Shukla, Edward G. Lakatta
Chapter 7 - Changes in Peripheral Blood Pressure with Normal and Accelerated Aging, Pages 65-73, Stanley S. Franklin, Michael H. Olsen
Chapter 8 - Changes in Arterial Stiffness with Normal and Accelerated Aging, Pages 75-82, Pierre Boutouyrie, Trine K. Sønder
Chapter 9 - Changes in Central Hemodynamics, Wave Reflection, and Heart–Vessel Coupling with Normal and Accelerated Aging, Pages 83-95, Thomas Weber, Patrick Segers
Chapter 10 - Early Aging of Endothelial Function and Platelet–Vessel Wall Interactions, Pages 97-103, Veronique Regnault, Jérémy Lagrange, Patrick Lacolley
Chapter 11 - The Cross-Talk Between the Macro- and the Microcirculation, Pages 105-116, Stéphane Laurent, Enrico Agabiti-Rosei
Chapter 12 - Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure Variability, Pages 117-128, Gianfranco Parati, Juan E. Ochoa, Paolo Salvi, Giuseppe Schillaci
Chapter 13 - Early Vascular Aging in the Young: Influence of Birth Weight and Prematurity, Pages 129-136, Peter M. Nilsson, Carmel M. McEniery
Chapter 14 - Age-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction and Intima–Media Thickening, Pages 137-145, Michaela Kozakova, Arno Schmidt-Truksäss
Chapter 15 - Glucose Metabolism, Diabetes, and the Arterial Wall, Pages 147-156, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Isabel Ferreira, Michaela Kozakova, Carlo Palombo
Chapter 16 - Chronic Inflammation and Atherosclerosis, Pages 157-167, Jan Nilsson, Isabel Gonçalves, Andreas Edsfeldt
Chapter 17 - Early and Late Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease in Relation to Arterial Changes, Pages 169-180, Panagiotis I. Georgianos, Pantelis A. Sarafidis
Chapter 18 - Non-Hemodynamic Components of EVA: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Pages 181-194, Irene Lambrinoudaki
Chapter 19 - Impact of Arterial Aging on Early and Late Stages of Brain Damage, Pages 195-200, Angelo Scuteri, Stephanie Debette
Chapter 20 - Telomere Biology and Vascular Aging, Pages 201-211, Fyhrquist Frej, M. Nilsson Peter
Chapter 21 - Traditional Versus New Models of Risk Prediction, Pages 213-223, Thomas Sehestedt, Michael H. Olsen
Chapter 22 - Imaging Biomarkers: Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Aortic Stiffness as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease, Pages 225-238, Costas Tsioufis, Charalambos Vlachopoulos
Chapter 23 - Genetic Markers in Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease, Pages 239-260, Kate Witkowska, Meixia Ren, Mark Caulfield
Chapter 24 - Vascular Aging and Cardiovascular Disease, Pages 261-271, Pedro G. Cunha, Michael H. Olsen
Chapter 25 - Lifestyle Intervention: What Works?, Pages 273-286, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Panagiotis Xaplanteris
Chapter 26 - Targeting Blood Pressure Lowering and the Sympathetic Nervous System, Pages 287-296, Dagmara Hering, Krzysztof Narkiewicz
Chapter 27 - Targeting Central Blood Pressure Through the Macro- and Microcirculation Cross-Talk, Pages 297-307, Stéphane Laurent, Damiano Rizzoni
Chapter 28 - Treatment Aspects, Pages 309-321
Chapter 29 - New Drugs Under Development for Cardiovascular Prevention, Pages 323-334, Stéphane Laurent, Ulrike M. Steckelings
Chapter 30 - Interventions to Retard Biological Aging to Be Explored, Pages 335-346, Tine De Backer, Pierre Boutouyrie, Luc van Bortel
Chapter 31 - Immunization, Vaccines, and Immunomodulation, Pages 347-356, Yimin Lu, Michel Burnier
Index, Pages 357-363