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

Hypertension contributes significantly to worldwide cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Hypertension appears to have a complex association with endothelial dysfunction, a …

A link between oral health and cardiovascular disease has been proposed for more than a
century. Recently, concern about possible links between periodontal disease (PD) and …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to comprehensively examine cardiovascular
reserve function with exercise in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction …

Background—Endothelial dysfunction contributes to the development of atherosclerosis in
patients with diabetes mellitus, but the mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in this setting …

Objectives We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to understand the role of
flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery (BA) and peripheral arterial tonometry …

Endothelial dysfunction is one of the earliest indicators of cardiovascular (CV) dysfunction,
and its evaluation would be of considerable importance to stratify CV risk of many diseases …

Impaired vascular function contributes to the development of clinical cardiovascular disease.
The relation between vasodilator function assessed noninvasively in the brachial and digital …

Abstract Purpose Wild blueberries (WB)(Vaccinium angustifolium) are rich sources of
polyphenols, such as flavonols, phenolic acids and anthocyanins (ACNs), reported to …

Background: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have been
shown to reduce cardiovascular mortality at a dose of≈ 1 g/d. Studies using higher doses …