Sex differences in arterial hypertension: a scientific statement from the ESC Council on Hypertension, the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, Association …

E Gerdts, I Sudano, S Brouwers, C Borghi… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
There is strong evidence that sex chromosomes and sex hormones influence blood
pressure (BP) regulation, distribution of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and co-morbidities …

Endothelial function assessment by flow-mediated dilation method: a valuable tool in the evaluation of the cardiovascular system

S Mućka, M Miodońska, GK Jakubiak… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in the course of atherosclerosis are one of the most critical
public health problems in the world. Endothelial cells synthesize numerous biologically …

Mechanisms and clinical implications of endothelial dysfunction in arterial hypertension

P Ambrosino, T Bachetti, SE D'Anna… - Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The endothelium is composed of a monolayer of endothelial cells, lining the interior surface
of blood and lymphatic vessels. Endothelial cells display important homeostatic functions …

Endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19: a unifying mechanism and a potential therapeutic target

P Ambrosino, IL Calcaterra, M Mosella, R Formisano… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) generated a
worldwide emergency, until the declaration of the pandemic in March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 …

Endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease: History and analysis of the clinical utility of the relationship

PJ Little, CD Askew, S Xu, D Kamato - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The endothelium is the single-cell monolayer that lines the entire vasculature. The
endothelium has a barrier function to separate blood from organs and tissues but also has …

Clinical assessment of endothelial function in convalescent COVID-19 patients undergoing multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation

P Ambrosino, A Molino, I Calcaterra, R Formisano… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Growing evidence points to a key role of endothelial dysfunction in the
pathogenesis of COVID-19. In this study, we evaluated changes in endothelium-dependent …

[HTML][HTML] People with long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome exhibit similarly impaired vascular function

M Mclaughlin, NEM Sanal-Hayes, LD Hayes… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to compare flow-mediated dilation values between individuals
with long COVID, individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome …

Effects of passive and active leg movements to interrupt sitting in mild hypercapnia on cardiovascular function in healthy adults

SY Park, TSK Wooden, EJ Pekas… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Prolonged sitting in a mild hypercapnic environment impairs peripheral vascular function.
The effects of sitting interruptions using passive or active skeletal muscle contractions are …

Sex and gender aspects in vascular ageing–focus on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and outcomes

U Seeland, J Nemcsik, MT Lønnebakken… - Heart, Lung and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sex and gender are important modifiers of cardiovascular system physiology,
pathophysiology, and disease development. The atherosclerosis process, together with the …

The within‐and between‐day reliability of cerebrovascular reactivity using traditional and novel analytical approaches

JL Koep, ME Weston, AR Barker… - Experimental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the central question of the study? What is the reliability of middle
cerebral artery velocity cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) when using traditional and novel …