Endothelial dysfunction is involved in the development of atherosclerosis, which precedes
asymptomatic structural vascular alterations as well as clinical manifestations of …

Endothelial dysfunction is now considered an important early event in the development of
atherosclerosis, which precedes gross morphological signs and clinical symptoms. The …

Advancing age may be the most potent independent predictor of future cardiovascular
events, a relationship that is not fully explained by time‐related changes in traditional …

Deterioration in endothelial function and arterial stiffness are early events in the
development of cardiovascular diseases. In adults, noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis …

It has been well established that wall shear stress is an important determinant of endothelial
cell function and gene expression as well as of its structure. There is increasing evidence …

Whilst the existence of a specific phenotype characterized as 'athlete's heart'is generally
acknowledged, the question of whether athletes exhibit characteristic vascular adaptations …

Objective To determine the relationships between flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and
cardiovascular risk factors, and to evaluate confounding factors for measurement of FMD in …

Wall shear stress (WSS), the frictional force between blood and endothelium, is an important
determinant of vascular function. It is generally assumed that WSS remains constant at a …

Based upon theory, wall shear stress (WSS), an important determinant of endothelial
function and gene expression, has been assumed to be constant along the arterial tree and …

The percentage flow-mediated dilation index (FMD%) scales the increase in arterial
diameter (Ddiff) as a constant proportion of baseline artery diameter (Dbase). We have …