Body position can affect the accuracy of vital sign measurements that indicate arterial stiffness—a risk factor for heart ...

out of the heart into the arteries. The heart relaxes and fills up with blood again… approximately 72 times every minute. The simplest way of measuring heart rate is to measure your pulse.

blood loss, and anaphylaxis. According to the American Heart Association, pulse pressure indicates a few problems with your heart, like leaking in your arteries or heart failure. Several studies ...

Increasingly common in daily practice, this is the first guideline update since 2011, aimed to improve success rates and cut complications.

Objectives To measure and compare arterial stiffness and hemodynamic variables in resistance athletes, endurance athletes and controls, before and after moderate intensity exercise. Methods Central ...

February is American Heart Month, a time to focus on cardiovascular health, particularly conditions that often go unnoticed until it’s too late: Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD. PAD affects 10 ...

pulse wave velocity (PWV; an index of arterial stiffness), and peripheral (femoral–ankle) PWV did not change with moderate-intensity resistance training. In contrast, in the AET group, carotid–femoral ...