Time course and determinants of arterial stiffening
Study code
CBR30
Lead researcher
Professor Kevin O'Shaughnessy
Study type
Participant re-contact
Institution or company
University of Cambridge
Researcher type
Academic
Speciality area
Cardiovascular Disease
Recruitment Site
Cambridge
Summary
As we get older, our arteries stiffen. This leads to an increase in blood pressure and places us at greater risk of strokes and heart attacks. We are not sure how quickly our arteries stiffen, or whether they stiffen more quickly in older, than in younger people. Also, the reasons our arteries stiffen with age are not well understood.
We now have the means to assess arterial stiffness. The aim of this study is to measure how quickly arteries stiffen over time, and why they stiffen.