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SUMMARY:New Technologies and Concepts in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: T
 he Blood Pressure Paradigm
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Theodoros G. Papaioannou\, National and Kapodistrian Uni
 versity of Athens (GR)\nBIOENGINEERING SEMINARAbstract:\nThe risk for card
 iovascular (CV) events\, fatal or non-fatal\, remains increased worldwide 
 despite the advances in biotechnology and drug development. One of the mos
 t important risk factors\, related with CV disease\, complications and mor
 tality\, is the increased arterial blood pressure (BP). The technological 
 innovations occurring during the last few decades in blood pressure measur
 ement and monitoring are dramatically influencing our current knowledge co
 ncerning the assessment and treatment of hypertension. Wearable devices an
 d other novel methodologies\, far beyond classic\, traditional BP sphygmom
 anometry at the brachial artery\, promise a lot for the optimization of CV
  risk assessment and ultimately for better prevention and more effective t
 reatment of BP-related diseases and complications.Bio:\nTheodoros G. Papai
 oannou is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Medical 
 School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA). He earned 
 his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at National Technical University of 
 Athens. He received his Ph.D. by the Medical School of UoA.\nTheodore Papa
 ioannou is Head of Biomedical Engineering Unit and Biostatistics Unit at t
 he First Department of Cardiology of the Medical School of National and Ka
 podistrian University of Athens.
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