Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

The major functions of the arterial system are to “efficiently deliver blood to the peripheral
organs and maintain vascular homeostasis”. Both the endothelial and medial layer …

Although the gold-standard method for the assessment of structural alteration in small
resistance arteries is the evaluation of the MLR by micromyography in bioptic tissues, new …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

Arterial hypertension is a common condition worldwide and an important risk factor for
cardio-and cerebrovascular events, renal diseases, as well as microvascular eye diseases …

Microcirculation is a key compartment in the human cardiovascular system due to its vital
roles in providing oxygen and nutrients to tissue, removing metabolic byproducts and …

Blood pressure and vascular ageing trajectories differ between men and women. These
differences develop due to sex-related factors, attributable to sex chromosomes or sex …

Calcium controls numerous events within the vessel wall. Permeability of the endothelium is
calcium dependent, as are platelet activation and adhesion, vascular smooth muscle …

The elastic properties of conductance arteries are one of the most important hemodynamic
functions in the body, and data continue to emerge regarding the importance of their …

Vascular system is a complex network in which different cell types and vascular segments
must work in concert to regulate blood flow distribution and arterial blood pressure. Although …