OBJECTIVES Increased arterial stiffness is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and may even predict its development at an early stage. Increased pulse pressure is seen as a marker of increased arterial stiffness and can be readily measured by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. We propose another surrogate measure of arterial stiffness derived from ambulatory blood press...

Barrett, Carolyn J., and Simon C. Malpas. Problems, possibilities, and pitfalls in studying the arterial baroreflexes’ influence over long-term control of blood pressure. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 288: R837–R845, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00456.2004.—While there is no disputing the critical role of baroreflexes in buffering rapid changes in arterial pressure, their role in long-ter...

PURPOSE To study daytime or nighttime variability of mean arterial pressure and ocular perfusion pressure in untreated normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) patients and determine whether increased short-term mean arterial pressure and/or ocular perfusion pressure variability are associated with greater risk of visual field (VF) progression. DESIGN Longitudinal, retrospective, observational study. ...