BACKGROUND Early hyperglycemia is associated with higher mortality in trauma and
predicts multiple organ failure. Endothelial cell (EC) injury and glycocalyx (GC) degradation …

The progress in reperfusion therapy dictated the necessity for developing new tools and
procedures for adjacent/additional therapy of acute cardiovascular disorders. The adjacent …

Background Disturbances in coronary microcirculatory function, such as the endothelial
glycocalyx, are early hallmarks in the development of obesity and insulin resistance …

In this prospective observational study, we investigated whether congenital heart disease
(CHD) affects the microcirculation and whether the microcirculation is altered following …

Sepsis is the life-threatening organ dysfunction arising from a dysregulated host response to
infection. Although the specific mechanisms leading to organ dysfunction are still debated …

During collateral artery growth, monocytes adhere to the endothelium and secrete cytokines
from the perivascular space promoting arteriogenesis. Recently, the endothelial glycocalyx …

Cardiovascular failure in sepsis involves a combination of hypovolemia, decreased vascular
tone, myocardial depression and microcirculatory alterations. Fluids represent the first line …

As of now the relationship between glycocalyx degradation and microcirculatory perfusion
abnormalities in non-septic critical ill patients is unclear. In addition, conjunctival sidestream …

Since its introduction, the number of heart surgeries has risen continuously. It is a high-risk
procedure, usually involving cardiopulmonary bypass, which is associated with an …

The endothelial glycocalyx is the negatively charged, gel-like mesh residing at the luminal
side of the vascular endothelium and forming the interface between the flowing blood and …