Alongside cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) exhibits the highest rates of morbidity and mortality globally, in western society as well as in Asian countries. Aging is a serious problem for the Asian population as progression toward a super-aged society is moving at a remarkably high rate. This increased rate of aging leads to increased CVD risk and, consequently, high CVD incidence. However, aging is not the only deleterious factor of vascular problems; hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, and kidney disease may induce atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis (i.e., arterial stiffening), and the progression of these diseases ultimately leads to cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, chronic kidney, or peripheral artery disease. Despite the existence of several guidelines on the treatment of risk factors such as hypertension and CVD, there is still an ongoing debate regarding the clinical need for assessment of arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, which act as a bridge between cardiovascular risk factors and CVD. In other words, although arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are essential to our understanding of vascular diseases, the need for additional tests beyond the conventional diagnosis method remains disputed. This is presumably due to insufficient discussion on how to apply such tests in clinical practice. This study aimed to fill this gap.
| Mualliflar | Jeong Bae Park, Alberto Avolio |
|---|---|
| Jurnal | PULSE |
| Nashr sanasi | 2023-01-01 |
| Jild | 11 |
| Son | 1 |
| Betlar | 1-8 |
| Til | en |
| DOI | 10.1159/000530616 |
DOI: 10.1159/000530616 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi
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