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

Endothelial cells (ECs) are sentinels of cardiovascular health. Their function is reduced by
the presence of cardiovascular risk factors, and is regained once pathological stimuli are …

While SARS-CoV-2 primarily affects the lungs, the virus may be inflicting detriments to the
cardiovascular system, both directly through angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor and …

Background Endothelial dysfunction plays a pivotal role in cardiovascular disease
progression, and is associated with adverse events. The purpose of this systematic review …

Alterations of endothelial cells and the vasculature play a central role in the pathogenesis of
a broad spectrum of the most dreadful of human diseases, as endothelial cells have the key …

Precision thermometry of the skin can, together with other measurements, provide clinically
relevant information about cardiovascular health, cognitive state, malignancy and many …

Reactive hyperemia is a well-established technique for noninvasive assessment of
peripheral microvascular function and a predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular morbidity …

The discovery of nitric oxide (NO) as a crucial endothe-lium-derived molecule for vascular
relaxation and the recognition of the endothelium as more than a passive interface between …

The endothelium is considered to be the gatekeeper of the vessel wall, maintaining and
regulating vascular integrity. In patients with chronic kidney disease, protective endothelial …

The endothelium, by area alone, is one of the largest organs in the body comprised of up to
trillion cells, weighing over 1 kg, and covering nearly 3 m2 in a 70 kg male. 1, 2 Moreover, it …