Impaired microvascular dilatation from any cause and impaired insulin-mediated capillary
recruitment in particular result in suboptimal delivery of glucose and insulin to skeletal …

Objective—Blood vessel hemodynamics have profound influences on function and structure
of vascular cells. One of the main mechanical forces influencing vascular smooth muscle …

Background: Coronary calcification associates closely with cardiovascular risk, but its
progress is accelerated in response to some interventions widely used to reduce risk. This …

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on
topics including the structural adaptation of small arteries to physiological functions …

The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term effects of 7-nitroindazole on the heart,
kidneys, thoracic aorta, and carotid arteries from the progeny of mothers that had been …

In this chapter, we discuss how biomechanical forces influence vascular design. We will
focus on the small arteries and arterioles, ie, those vessels that together cause the majority …

Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is surprisingly similar across different species of mammals,
and it is, in general, not known which factors determine the arterial pressure level. Mammals …

The structure of vascular networks adapts continuously to meet changes in demand of the
surrounding tissue. Most of the known vascular adaptation mechanisms are based on local …

The passive properties of the venous wall are important in the development of venous
pathology. Increase in venous pressure due to retrograde flow (reflux) and obstruction of …

The vascular system is not a static vessel's network, but rather constantly changing to adapt
to the body's and tissue's needs and maintain vascular homeostasis. In response to …