Endothelial cells (ECs) are sentinels of cardiovascular health. Their function is reduced by
the presence of cardiovascular risk factors, and is regained once pathological stimuli are …

The discovery of nitric oxide (NO) as a crucial endothe-lium-derived molecule for vascular
relaxation and the recognition of the endothelium as more than a passive interface between …

Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is a noninvasive index of endothelial function and vascular
health in humans. Studies examining the role of nitric oxide (NO) are not conclusive. In this …

BACKGROUND. Cardiovascular disease occurs at lower incidence in premenopausal
females compared with age-matched males. This variation may be linked to sex differences …

Early detection of coronary artery dysfunction is of paramount cardiovascular clinical
importance, but a noninvasive assessment is lacking. Indeed, the brachial artery flow …

The endothelium has increasingly been recognized as a smart barrier and a key regulator of
blood flow in micro-and macrovascular beds. Endothelial dysfunction marks a stage of …

Investigations of human conduit artery endothelial function via flow-mediated vasodilation
(FMD) have largely been restricted to the reactive hyperemia (RH) technique, wherein a …

Key points• Passive limb movement elicits a robust increase in limb blood flow (LBF) and
limb vascular conductance (LVC) without a concomitant increase in skeletal muscle …

Обзор содержит описание наиболее распространенных методов оценки и
мониторинга «эндотелиальной дисфункции», рассматриваемых с позиций оценки их …

Passive exercise/movement has a long history in both medicine and physiology. Early
clinical applications of passive exercise/movement utilized pneumatic and direct limb …