Published in Nutrients
Arterial stiffness, an age-dependent phenomenon, is improved with exercise, which in turn may prevent cardiovascular diseases in women. However, there is a lack of consolidated information on the impact of exercise on arterial stiffness among healthy women. The aim of this review was to (i) analyse the effect of exercise on arterial stiffness in he...
Published in Journal of anatomy
Many studies of cardiovascular function require a realistic representation of vascular geometry. Corrosion casting has been used to acquire such geometries for many decades. However, the fidelity with which this method reproduces vascular anatomy has not been completely determined. Here we report on the non-linear shrinkage characteristics and exot...
Published in Frontiers in Medicine
Background The guidelines of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign suggest using invasive blood pressure (IBP) measurement in septic shock patients, without specifying for a preferred arterial site for accuracy in relation to the severity of septic shock. The objective of this study was to determine the mean arterial pressure (MAP) gradient between the fem...
Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN
The kidneys critically contribute to body homeostasis under the control of the autonomic nerves, which enter the kidney along the renal vasculature. Although the renal sympathetic and sensory nerves have long been confirmed, no significant anatomic evidence exists for renal parasympathetic innervation. We identified cholinergic nerve varicosities a...
Published in Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache
This review aims to model migraine nociception. Personal experience and litterature. Genetic and environmental factors in combination decide whether a person suffers from migraine. Endogenous and/or exogenous factors precipitate the individual attacks. Nociception takes place around blood vessels. There is a growing understanding of the molecular p...
Published in The journal of vascular access
Retrospective evaluation of the safety and efficacy of the retrieval of misplaced central venous catheters (CVCs) in subclavian arteries using the femoral closure device Angio-Seal™. The clinical data of five patients (female, n = 2; mean age, 55.0 years ± 11.9) in whom a misplaced CVC within a subclavian artery was removed followed by closure of t...
Published in Veterinary pathology
Vascular mineralization is a hallmark of enzootic calcinosis. Histopathological, ultrastructural, and immunohistochemical investigations were performed on the external carotid arteries of seven sheep naturally poisoned by Nierembergia veitchii. Histologically, moderate to marked hyperplasia of the tunica intima was observed without mineralization. ...
Published in Frontiers in Medicine
Objective To determine the optimal ultrasound (US) cut-off values for cranial and extracranial arteries intima media thickness (IMT) to discriminate between patients with and without giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods Retrospective observational study including patients referred to an US fast-track clinic. All patients underwent bilateral US exami...
Published in Frontiers in Physiology
Dexamethasone (DEX)-induced arterial stiffness is an important side-effect, associated with hypertension and future cardiovascular events, which can be counteracted by exercise training. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanisms induced by combined training to attenuate arterial stiffness and hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive ra...
This review introduces the subject of senescence, aging, and the formation of senescent multinucleated giant cells. We define senescence and aging and describe how molecular and cellular senescence leads to organismal senescence. We review the latest information on senescent cells’ cellular and molecular phenotypes. We describe molecular and cellul...
