Artery ResearchPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-03-06DOI: 10.1007/s44200-026-00107-0
Jun Young Park, Vimarsha Kodithuwakku, Alejandro Diaz, Christopher J A Pugh, Henner Hanssen, Manish D Sinha, Emil Fraenkel, Hyeon Chang Kim, Rachel E Climie
{"title":"Cohort Profile: The Youth Vascular Consortium.","authors":"Jun Young Park, Vimarsha Kodithuwakku, Alejandro Diaz, Christopher J A Pugh, Henner Hanssen, Manish D Sinha, Emil Fraenkel, Hyeon Chang Kim, Rachel E Climie","doi":"10.1007/s44200-026-00107-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44200-026-00107-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide, yet its origins lie in early life. Cardiovascular risk factors track from childhood into adulthood, and vascular abnormalities detected in youth predict future cardiovascular outcomes. Despite compelling evidence, vascular assessment in youth has been impeded by a lack of reference values, standardised measurement protocols, and consensus on distinguishing physiological from pathological vascular ageing. The Youth Vascular Consortium (YVC) was established in 2020 to address these gaps through international collaboration between leading experts in the field.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The YVC comprises 33 research centers from 27 countries across five continents, including 29,704 participants aged 2 to 40 years. All centers assessed at least one validated vascular measure including pulse wave velocity, central blood pressure, augmentation index, intima-media thickness, carotid distensibility, or flow-mediated dilatation. The YVC has generated major outputs advancing vascular health assessment in youth, including international expert consensus on standardised definitions of early vascular ageing from birth through young adulthood and evidence-based recommendations for vascular assessment protocols. In addition, device-specific reference values for pulse wave velocity were established with age and sex specific percentile curves, enabling identification of youth with elevated arterial stiffness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The YVC provides an international platform for investigating vascular health from early life. Harmonising diverse datasets and establishing evidence-based standards, the Consortium aims to improve the vascular health of children and young people, thereby enabling early identification and targeted prevention strategies when vascular trajectories remain modifiable, ultimately reducing the global cardiovascular disease burden across the lifespan.</p>","PeriodicalId":8466,"journal":{"name":"Artery Research","volume":"32 1","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12966181/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147375880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artery ResearchPub Date : 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1007/s44200-023-00039-z
A. Oguntade, B. Lacey, H. Taylor, S. Lewington
{"title":"Body Fat Distribution, Fat-Free Mass and Cardiovascular Function in the UK Biobank","authors":"A. Oguntade, B. Lacey, H. Taylor, S. Lewington","doi":"10.1007/s44200-023-00039-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44200-023-00039-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8466,"journal":{"name":"Artery Research","volume":"14 1","pages":"121 - 133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139303963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artery ResearchPub Date : 2023-09-05DOI: 10.1007/s44200-023-00038-0
Ghazal Adeli Koudehi, Carlos Alejandro Silvera Delgado, Matthias Van Impe, P. Cornillie, C. Casteleyn, Christian Vanhove, C. Debbaut, Patrick Segers
{"title":"Modelling Lymph Propulsion in a 3D Model of Murine Collecting Vessel with Three Lymphangions in Series","authors":"Ghazal Adeli Koudehi, Carlos Alejandro Silvera Delgado, Matthias Van Impe, P. Cornillie, C. Casteleyn, Christian Vanhove, C. Debbaut, Patrick Segers","doi":"10.1007/s44200-023-00038-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44200-023-00038-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8466,"journal":{"name":"Artery Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44094399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artery ResearchPub Date : 2023-07-12DOI: 10.1007/s44200-023-00036-2
C. Volleman, Roselique Ibelings, A. Vlaar, C. E. van den Brom, M. A. A. G. R B F. E. H. P. D. J. C. M H. J. M P. I. van Agtmael Algera van Amstel Appelman van Baarle , M. V. van Agtmael, A. G. Algera, R. V. van Amstel, B. Appelman, F. V. van Baarle, D. Bax, M. Beudel, H. Boogaard, M. Bomers, P. Bonta, L. Bos, M. Botta, J. de Brabander, G. D. de Bree, S. de Bruin, M. Bugiani, D. Buis, E. Bulle, O. Chouchane, A. Cloherty, M. D. de Rotte, M. Dijkstra, D. Dongelmans, R. Dujardin, P. Elbers, L. Fleuren, S. Geerlings, T. Geijtenbeek, A. Girbes, A. Goorhuis, M. Grobusch, F. Hafkamp, L. Hagens, J. Hamann, V. Harris, R. Hemke, S. Hermans, L. Heunks, M. Hollmann, J. Horn, J. Hovius, M. de Jong, R. Koning, E. Lim, N. van Mourik, J. Nellen, E. Nossent, F. Paulus, E. Peters, D. Piña-Fuentes, T. vander Poll, B. Preckel, J. Prins, S. J. Raasveld, T. Reijnders, M. Schinkel, F. Schrauwen, M. Schultz, A. Schuurman, J. Schuurmans, K. Sigaloff, M. A. Slim, P. Smeele, M. Smit, C. Stijnis, W. Stilma, C. Teunissen, P. Thoral,
{"title":"Endothelial Permeability and the Angiopoietin/Tie2 System Following Mild and Severe COVID-19","authors":"C. Volleman, Roselique Ibelings, A. Vlaar, C. E. van den Brom, M. A. A. G. R B F. E. H. P. D. J. C. M H. J. M P. I. van Agtmael Algera van Amstel Appelman van Baarle , M. V. van Agtmael, A. G. Algera, R. V. van Amstel, B. Appelman, F. V. van Baarle, D. Bax, M. Beudel, H. Boogaard, M. Bomers, P. Bonta, L. Bos, M. Botta, J. de Brabander, G. D. de Bree, S. de Bruin, M. Bugiani, D. Buis, E. Bulle, O. Chouchane, A. Cloherty, M. D. de Rotte, M. Dijkstra, D. Dongelmans, R. Dujardin, P. Elbers, L. Fleuren, S. Geerlings, T. Geijtenbeek, A. Girbes, A. Goorhuis, M. Grobusch, F. Hafkamp, L. Hagens, J. Hamann, V. Harris, R. Hemke, S. Hermans, L. Heunks, M. Hollmann, J. Horn, J. Hovius, M. de Jong, R. Koning, E. Lim, N. van Mourik, J. Nellen, E. Nossent, F. Paulus, E. Peters, D. Piña-Fuentes, T. vander Poll, B. Preckel, J. Prins, S. J. Raasveld, T. Reijnders, M. Schinkel, F. Schrauwen, M. Schultz, A. Schuurman, J. Schuurmans, K. Sigaloff, M. A. Slim, P. Smeele, M. Smit, C. Stijnis, W. Stilma, C. Teunissen, P. Thoral, ","doi":"10.1007/s44200-023-00036-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44200-023-00036-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8466,"journal":{"name":"Artery Research","volume":"29 1","pages":"83 - 93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43785247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artery ResearchPub Date : 2023-06-23DOI: 10.1007/s44200-023-00035-3
J. Krekora, Oliwia Matuszewska-Brycht, Julia Sołek, W. Fendler, J. Fryczak, P. Stępiński, M. Krejca, A. Siejka, A. Retwiński, P. Merks, D. Kaczmarek, J. Drożdż
{"title":"Sirtuin 1 and Sirtuin 2 Plasma Concentrations in Patients with Ascending Aortic Dissection and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm","authors":"J. Krekora, Oliwia Matuszewska-Brycht, Julia Sołek, W. Fendler, J. Fryczak, P. Stępiński, M. Krejca, A. Siejka, A. Retwiński, P. Merks, D. Kaczmarek, J. Drożdż","doi":"10.1007/s44200-023-00035-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44200-023-00035-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8466,"journal":{"name":"Artery Research","volume":"29 1","pages":"79 - 82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45724971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artery ResearchPub Date : 2023-06-06DOI: 10.1007/s44200-023-00034-4
Ori Lencovsky, Avital Angel-Korman, Erick Glasswine, Rotem Tal-Ben Ishay, M. Amital, O. Kukuy, A. Leiba
{"title":"Patients with CKD Secondary to Glomerular Disorders have Lower Arterial Stiffness, as Compared to Hypertensive and Diabetic CKD","authors":"Ori Lencovsky, Avital Angel-Korman, Erick Glasswine, Rotem Tal-Ben Ishay, M. Amital, O. Kukuy, A. Leiba","doi":"10.1007/s44200-023-00034-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44200-023-00034-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8466,"journal":{"name":"Artery Research","volume":"29 1","pages":"73 - 78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41726545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artery ResearchPub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.1007/s44200-023-00032-6
Chao Wang, Jie Zhou, Dongdong Gao, Yarong Wang, Lianmeng Guo, Wenhao Liang, Niujin Shi, Ran Cheng, Han Wang, Junhao Huang, J. Liao, Min Hu
{"title":"Effects of Long-Term Aerobic Exercise on Perivascular Adipose Tissue Function and Akt/eNOS/NO Pathway in Obese Rats","authors":"Chao Wang, Jie Zhou, Dongdong Gao, Yarong Wang, Lianmeng Guo, Wenhao Liang, Niujin Shi, Ran Cheng, Han Wang, Junhao Huang, J. Liao, Min Hu","doi":"10.1007/s44200-023-00032-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44200-023-00032-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8466,"journal":{"name":"Artery Research","volume":"29 1","pages":"34 - 45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45091022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Artery ResearchPub Date : 2023-03-17DOI: 10.1007/s44200-023-00031-7
P. Nilsson
{"title":"Early Life Programming of Vascular Aging and Cardiometabolic Events: The McDonald Lecture 2022","authors":"P. Nilsson","doi":"10.1007/s44200-023-00031-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s44200-023-00031-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8466,"journal":{"name":"Artery Research","volume":"29 1","pages":"28 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43442086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}