Family patterns of arterial stiffness across three generations in the Malmö Offspring Study.

Background: Central haemodynamics have in recent years emerged as a promising predictor of cardiovascular health and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Central haemodynamics are affected early in the development of vascular aging and contributes to target organ damage. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (c-f PWV), augmentation index (Aix) and central SBP (cSBP) are variables that reflect arterial stiffness and central haemodynamics.

[Collagen types ratio in prediction of postoperative ventral hernias].

Aim: To analyze collagen types ratio in skin and aponeurosis in order to predict postoperative ventral hernias.

Material And Methods: The trial included 141 patients for the period 2012-2015. Group I (n=65) of patients without ventral hernias was divided into subgroup AI (primary operation, n=41) and BI (re-operation, n=24).