Many clinical non-invasive methods of
evaluating arterial stiffness have been introduced. Beginning
with basic physicians and clinical physicians, the Japan Society of Arterial Stiffness consists of a
wide range of members who establish as their theme an approach
to the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
disease by employing an index of arterial stiffness based on
new principles, the Arterial Stiffness Index (ASI).
Since ASI is new in comparison with other
indicators, a wide range of knowledge concerning ASI continues
to be gathered in the clinical and research fields. In the field
of general research, each type of abnormal environment,
beginning with the physiological environment, research is being
conducted on the effect of on ASI and the relationship between
these diseases and indices of arterial stiffness based on other
types of investigate methods. Simultaneously, in specialized
clinical fields, evaluative studies and research is being
conducted on ASI in regards to arterial stiffness caused by the
danger factors of hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The many
diseases that play a role in arterial stiffness are also
subjects of ongoing research.
The Japan Society of Arterial Stiffness
works rigorously to provide the latest information and research
reports conducted at academic conferences and meetings, to
conduct educational activities, to apply ASI across a wide
variety of fields beginning with preventative medicine, and to
return these results to society. Beginning with the construction
of this homepage that is designed to offer information, many new
Japan Society of Arterial Stiffness projects seek as their goal
to enable as many people as possible to participate in the
struggle to prevent arterial stiffness.
Arterial stiffness has become a major
problem as a disorder connected with lifestyle-related disease
not only in advanced nations but also in the rapidly developing
nations of the world as well. For this reason, the importance of
ASI as an evaluator of arterial stiffness continues to increase.
The Japan Society of Arterial Stiffness continues to develop a
cooperative framework for the sharing of information with and
among foreign research centers and aims to encourage
international activity in the future.
The Japan Society of Arterial Stiffness
wishes to thank all researchers and interested parties for their
participation, and will continue to promote information and
activities of the highest quality and standard.
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