Cardiovascular diseases are major contributors to global deaths and disability‐adjusted life
years, with hypertension a significant risk factor for all causes of death. The endothelium that …

The introduction of duplex Doppler ultrasound almost half a century ago signified a
revolutionary advance in the ability to assess limb blood flow in humans. It is now widely …

As dysfunction of the vascular system is an early, modifiable step in the progression of many
cardiovascular diseases, there is demand for methods to monitor the health of the vascular …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a very disabling disease. Pathologically, it is characterized by
the presence of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain that results in …

Passive exercise/movement has a long history in both medicine and physiology. Early
clinical applications of passive exercise/movement utilized pneumatic and direct limb …

Aging is often associated with reduced leg blood flow, increased arterial stiffness, and
endothelial dysfunction, all of which are related to declining nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability …

Purpose Vascular dysfunction has been demonstrated in patients with Alzheimer's disease
(AD). Exercise is known to positively affect vascular function. Thus, the aim of our study was …

Dietary inorganic nitrate (nitrate) is a promising adjunctive treatment to reduce blood
pressure and improve vascular function in hypertension. However, it remains unknown if the …

The assessment of passive leg movement (PLM)-induced leg blood flow (LBF) and vascular
conductance (LVC) is a novel approach to assess vascular function that has recently been …

The role of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity in relation to the repetitive exposure to
static stretching (SS) on heart and musculoskeletal hemodynamics in stretched and resting …