Haemodynamic limitations and exercise performance in peripheral arterial disease.

abstract：:Measurement of body composition to assess health risk and prevention is expanding. Accurate portable techniques are needed to facilitate use in clinical settings. This study evaluated the accuracy and repeatability of a portable ultrasound (US) in comparison with a four-compartment criterion for per cent body fat (%Fa...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Smith-Ryan AE,Blue MNM,Trexler ET,Hirsch KR

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracers for myocardial perfusion imaging during stress should not only have high cardiac uptake but they should also have a fast blood clearance to prevent myocardial tracer uptake after the ischaemic stimulus. The present study characterize the early phase of the arterial (99m)Tc-sestamibi (MIBI) time-activity curve ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Sand NP,Juelsgaard P,Rasmussen K,Flø C,Thuesen L,Bagger JP,Nielsen TT,Rehling M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of patients with cerebrovascular disease have largely ignored the confounds associated with abnormal cerebral blood flow, vascular reactivity and neurovascular coupling. We studied BOLD fMRI activation and cerebrovascular reactivi...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Mazerolle EL,Ma Y,Sinclair D,Pike GB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined possible differences in brain activation between smooth pursuit and optokinetic reflexive (OKR) eye movements using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Eighteen healthy subjects performed two different eye movement paradigms. In the first paradigm, smooth pursuit eye movements were...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Schraa-Tam CK,van der Lugt A,Smits M,Frens MA,van Broekhoven PC,van der Geest JN

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During recent years, the radial movement of the arterial wall has been extensively studied, and measurements of the radial movement are now an important tool in cardiovascular research for characterizing the mechanical properties of the arterial wall. In contrast, the longitudinal movement of vessels has gained little...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Persson M,Ahlgren AR,Jansson T,Eriksson A,Persson HW,Lindström K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stroke volume (SV) during exercise is an important index of the heart's functional capacity. A new method has been developed for the non-invasive estimation of exercise SV (SVex). It requires the determination of the slope for the oxygen uptake versus heart rate relationship in the steady state of graded exercise ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Davis JA,Sorrentino KM,Soriano AC,Pham PH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a growing health challenge globally, and despite our knowledge of the disease has increased over the last couple of decades, many unanswered questions remain. As molecular imaging can be used to visualize, characterize and measure biological processes at the molecular and cellular levels in living s...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Hag AM,Ripa RS,Pedersen SF,Bodholdt RP,Kjaer A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare large-vessel arteritis that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. The aim of this study was to describe the value of high frequency ultrasound for monitoring of inflammatory activity. METHODS:Twenty-five patients, range 11-71 years, diagnosed with TA were inve...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Svensson C,Eriksson P,Zachrisson H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Differences in circulating bubble production have been described after exposures in altitude chambers between men and women. The present study was designed to examine gender differences in circulating bubble production after a dive. METHODS:Fifty-two men and 52 women performed the same dive profile (25 min t...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Boussuges A,Retali G,Bodéré-Melin M,Gardette B,Carturan D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring alterations in fingertip temperature during ischaemia and the subsequent hyperaemia provides a novel way of studying microvascular reactivity. The relations between parameters characterizing blood perfusion and the thermal response of fingertips were studied using experimental and theoretical approaches. Du...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Ley O,Dhindsa M,Sommerlad SM,Barnes JN,Devan AE,Naghavi M,Tanaka H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:(i) To evaluate the feasibility of tracer kinetics analysis of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) CT and T2-weighted MR data of squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) of the upper aerodigestive tract. (ii) To compare functional parameters derived by both modalities and examine the interchangeability of them as well as the...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Bisdas S,Baghi M,Wagenblast J,Bisdas T,Thng CH,Mack MG,Koh TS,Ernemann U

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:We compared InBody720 segmental multifrequency bioimpedance analysis (SMF-BIA) with Lunar Prodigy Advance dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in assessment of body composition among 178 predominantly prepubertal children. Segmental agreement analysis of body compartments was carried out, and in...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Tompuri TT,Lakka TA,Hakulinen M,Lindi V,Laaksonen DE,Kilpeläinen TO,Jääskeläinen J,Lakka HM,Laitinen T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether a single 60-min bout of whole leg, peristaltic pulse external pneumatic compression (EPC) altered select growth factor-related mRNAs and/or various phospho(p)-proteins related to cell growth, proliferation, inflammation and apoptosis signalling (e.g. Akt-mTOR, Jak-Stat). Ten participants (8 mal...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Martin JS,Kephart WC,Mobley CB,Wilson TJ,Goodlett MD,Roberts MD

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) have symptoms of angina without evidence of occlusive coronary artery disease. For the first time, this study addresses the influence of progressively increasing pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) on left anterior descending artery flow in a rat model of PH. The ro...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Koskenvuo JW,Mirsky R,Zhang Y,Helenius H,Angeli FS,De Marco T,Boyle AJ,Yeghiazarians Y

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood flow (BF) in exercising muscles is an important factor for exercise capacity. Recently, a non-invasive method to estimate capillary BF (Qcap ) was introduced. Using this method, the Fick principle is re-arranged by using relative differences in deoxygenated haemoglobin (ΔHHb) as a surrogate for arteriovenous O2 ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Stöcker F,Von Oldershausen C,Paternoster FK,Schulz T,Oberhoffer R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The assessment of temporal changes in systolic and diastolic regional left ventricle function by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) after successful reperfusion therapy of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS:A total of 97 consecutive patients admitted with AMI and treated with succe...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Wdowiak-Okrojek K,Wejner-Mik P,Kasprzak JD,Lipiec P

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of the study was to validate the accuracy of the EXINI heart software (EXINI) package in assessing left ventricular end-diastolic/systolic volumes (EDV, ESV) and ejection fraction (LVEF) from gated (99m)Tc-MIBI single-photon emission tomography (SPECT). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) was u...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Winz OH,Meyer PT,Knollmann D,Lipke CS,Kühl HP,Oelve C,Schaefer WM

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The BodyMetrix(®) BX-2000 Ultrasound device (ULTRA) shows prowess in being an effective alternative to the expense and technicality of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). However, this technique has not been investigated using a seven-site methodology. SUBJECT/OBJECTIVE:To employ a cross-over design to ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Johnson KE,Miller B,Juvancic-Heltzel JA,Agnor SE,Kiger DL,Kappler RM,Otterstetter R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Early identification of haemorrhage is difficult when a bleeding site is not apparent. This study explored the potential use of the finger photoplethysmographic (PPG) waveform derived left ventricular ejection time (LVET(p)) and pulse transit time (PTT) for detecting blood loss, by using blood donation as a ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Middleton PM,Chan GS,O'Lone E,Steel E,Carroll R,Celler BG,Lovell NH

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that the Poincaré plot indexes of heart rate variability (HRV) detect dynamic changes after haemodialysis (HD) over the HRV in haemodynamically stable chronic renal failure (CRF) patients was examined. Minor axis (SD1), major axis (SD2) and the SD1/SD2 ratio were compared against standard HRV indexes in...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Lerma C,Infante O,Pérez-Grovas H,José MV

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volumetric capnography provides a breath-by-breath analysis of ventilation-perfusion imbalances and deadspace volumes. The technique has been best described in intubated and ventilated patients, but promising clinical applications also concern spontaneously breathing patients. The objective of the study was to verify ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Verschuren F,Heinonen E,Clause D,Zech F,Reynaert MS,Liistro G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Obstructive sleep apnoeas generate an intense afferent traffic leading to arousal and apnoea termination. Yet a decrease in the sensitivity of the afferents has been described in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, and could be a determinant of disease severity. How mechanical changes within the respiratory sys...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Donzel-Raynaud C,Redolfi S,Arnulf I,Similowski T,Straus C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intercostal artery blood flow supplies the external and internal intercostal muscles, which are inspiratory and expiratory muscles. Intercostal blood flow measured by the echo-Doppler (ED) technique has not previously been reported in humans. This study describes the feasibility of this measurement during free and loa...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： de Bisschop C,Montaudon M,Glénet S,Guénard H

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemodialysis (HD) patients are characterized by muscle wasting and consequently decreased physical functioning and poor outcome. This pilot study investigated if a novel intradialytic exercise programme could increase lean mass via up-regulation of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system. Nine HD patients were as...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Macdonald JH,Marcora SM,Jibani M,Phanish MK,Holly J,Lemmey AB

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this randomized, double-masked, cross-over study was to compare the cardiovascular effects of two glaucoma formulations, ophthalmic 0.5% timolol aqueous solution and 0.1% timolol hydrogel. Twenty-four young healthy subjects received for 2 weeks either twice daily 0.5% timolol solution or once daily 0....

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Niño J,Tahvanainen K,Uusitalo H,Turjanmaa V,Hutri-Kähönen N,Kaila T,Ropo A,Kuusela T,Kähönen M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to validate possible vasodilating effects of a Ginkgo biloba extract with a secondary aim of finding a pharmacodynamic signal relating to the active component of these extracts. We studied the effect of G. biloba extract on forearm haemodynamics in 16 healthy subjects (nine females, seven males) with a med...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Mehlsen J,Drabaek H,Wiinberg N,Winther K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:It has been reported that the endocardium in Fabry disease has a binary appearance on transthoracic echocardiography. It has been suggested that this sign could be used with good accuracy to differentiate Fabry disease from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and even as a first filter to screen for suspecte...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Koskenvuo JW,Engblom E,Kantola IM,Hartiala JJ,Saraste A,Kiviniemi TO,Mononen I,Saraste M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of step choreography (SC) with resistance training exercises (RE) in the same session is common in class fitness rooms populated mainly by women to increase energy expenditure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in the exercise oxygen uptake and postexercise between two different com...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Vilaça-Alves J,Regado A,Marinho D,Neves EB,Rosa C,Saavedra F,Reis VM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of this study was to compare the maximal oxygen uptake as evaluated from a submaximal exercise test (EVO2peak) to direct measurements of VO2peak during a maximal exercise test as means of monitoring the aerobic endurance capacity in women with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Twenty-seven women with T2D particip...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Segerström AB,Glans F,Eriksson KF,Groop L,Thorsson O,Wollmer P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) responses to an orthostatic challenge can be used to investigate autonomic control of heart rate, an index of cardiovascular function. HRV is typically assessed using the electrocardiogram (ECG), which can be impractical for use with large population-based studies. PURPOSE:To ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Montaño A,Brown F,Credeur DP,Williams MA,Stoner L

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00