Regardless of the mechanisms that initiate the increase in blood pressure, functional and
structural changes in the systemic vasculature are the final result of long-standing …

Background The teratogenic risk associated with maternal hyperthermia (ie, core
temperature≥ 39.0° C) has been a crucial motive in understanding thermoregulatory …

The objective of this study was to determine the differences of hemorheological parameters
in association to haematological tests in patients with severe preeclampsia (blood pressure …

Lipoprotein apheresis is an effective treatment for severe disorders of lipid metabolism. It is
the only life prolonging therapy for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia …

Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The degree of maternal
cardiovascular dysfunction that precedes the onset of preeclampsia is largely unknown. This …

Of all physiological systems, the cardiovascular system takes on the most profound
adaptation in pregnancy to support fetal growth and development. The adaptations that arise …

A usual practice in medicine is to search for “biomarkers” which are measurable quantities of
a normal or abnormal biological process. Biomarkers can be biochemical or physical …

is represented by a lighter color, whereas the region with the lowest flow velocity (the
periphery of the vessel) is represented by a darker color. Therefore, higher flow speed is …

Background There is no consensus on how much and at what diameters the blood flow
velocity changes in the female microcirculation during normal pregnancy. Methods A non …

Vascular function has been found to be impaired in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).
The present study investigated the determinants of systemic vascular resistance in two main …