BACKGROUND: Monitoring of the macrocirculation during surgery provides limited
information on the quality of organ perfusion. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the feasibility of …

BACKGROUND: Generalized restricted blood flow is hallmark of CHF of any etiology, but the
extent of microcirculation restriction and the role of intrinsic blood properties in heart failure …

BACKGROUND: Microvascular dysfunction is one of the pathophysiological mechanisms in
heart failure. Nailfold videocapillaroscopy is a noninvasive technique used to examine the …

Assessment of cutaneous microcirculation in unaffected skin regions by transcutaneous
oxygen saturation monitoring and Laser Doppler flowmetry in systemic sclerosis - IOS Press …

BACKGROUND: Ischemia-reperfusion injury results in conduit vessel endothelial
dysfunction as assessed by flow-mediated dilatation (FMD). The effect on the potentially …

AIMS: Experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) is a widely used murine model, in which
cellular myocardial infiltration resembles human viral myocarditis. Although myocarditis can …

BACKGROUND: In a preliminary trial, we were able to show first promising results in the
analysis of perioperative and postoperative perfusion of free flaps by means of a new …