On the 400th anniversary of Harvey's Lumleian lectures, this review focuses on
“hemodynamic” forces associated with the movement of blood through arteries in humans …

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 …

Fluctuations in endogenous hormones estrogen and progesterone during the menstrual
cycle may offer vasoprotection for endothelial and smooth muscle (VSM) function. While …

Microvascular dysfunction (MVD) is considered a crucial pathway in the development and
progression of cardiometabolic and renal disease and is associated with increased …

Purpose Although endurance training (ET) commonly augments maximal oxygen
consumption (VO2max), it remains unclear whether such increase is associated with that of …

Purpose Reactive hyperemia (RH) is widely used for the investigation of macrovascular
(flow-mediated dilation, or FMD) and microvascular (near-infrared spectroscopy-vascular …

Introduction Following a period of blood flow occlusion, the near-infrared spectroscopy
(NIRS)-derived reperfusion slope of the oxygen saturation signal (StO 2) is a measure of …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? We aimed to examine leg vascular
responses to brief periods of inactivity. What is the main finding and its importance? We …

Background The increase in maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) with endurance
training is associated with that of maximal cardiac output (Qmax), but not oxygen extraction …

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine whether differences in vascular
responsiveness associated with training status would be more prominent in the trained limb …