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 …

The role of body composition in patients with heart failure (HF) has been receiving much
attention in the last few years. Particularly, reduced lean mass (LM), the best surrogate for …

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 …

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

Abstract Study Objectives Vascular dysfunction is a hypothesized mechanism linking poor
sleep habits to an increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, the …

Background Sensitization of mechanosensitive afferents, which contribute to the exercise
pressor reflex (EPR) has been recognized as a characteristic of patients with heart failure …

There is accumulating evidence for both peripheral vascular dysfunction and impaired
functional capacity in patients with heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) …

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 …

While vascular function, assessed as the ability of the vasculature to dilate in response to a
stimulus, is related to cardiovascular health, its relationship to exercise hyperemia is …

The aging process appears to be a precursor to many age-related diseases, perhaps the
most impactful of which is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Heart disease, a manifestation of …