Assessment of exercise capacity in women with type 2 diabetes.

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：:The association between muscle oxygen uptake (VO(2)) and perfusion or perfusion heterogeneity (relative dispersion, RD) was studied in eight healthy male subjects during intermittent isometric (1 s on, 2 s off) one-legged knee-extension exercise at variable intensities using positron emission tomography and a-v blood ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Laaksonen MS,Björklund G,Heinonen I,Kemppainen J,Knuuti J,Kyröläinen H,Kalliokoski KK

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heat-washout method is an objective method that measures cutaneous blood flow rate (BFR) in ml (100 g. min)(-1), previously found useful for measuring toe BFR in non-diabetic patients with claudication. AIM:The method is used for evaluating the presence of a veno-arteriolar reflex (VAR) in the forefoot ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Midttun M,Snorgaard O

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the important role of the shoulder sensorimotor system in shoulder stability, its assessment appears of interest. Force platform monitoring of centre of pressure (CoP) in upper-limb weight-bearing positions is of interest as it allows integration of all aspects of shoulder sensorimotor control. This study aimed ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Edouard P,Gasq D,Calmels P,Ducrot S,Degache F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The mechanism of immersion pulmonary oedema occurring in healthy divers is a matter of debate. Among consecutive injured divers admitted to our hyperbaric centre, we analysed prospective data about pulmonary oedema. METHOD:A total of 22 divers suffering from immersion pulmonary oedema without cardiac dise...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Coulange M,Rossi P,Gargne O,Gole Y,Bessereau J,Regnard J,Jammes Y,Barthélémy A,Auffray JP,Boussuges A

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Historically, Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) has been equated with transmural MI. This association have, however, recently been rejected. The endocardial extent of MI is another potential determinant of pathological Q waves, since the first part of the QRS complex where the Q wave appears reflects depolar...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Engblom H,Carlsson MB,Hedström E,Heiberg E,Ugander M,Wagner GS,Arheden H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a promising method for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD). The first reports of new diagnostic techniques indicated generally unrealistic diagnostic performance relying on retrospectively observed cut-off values of quantitative parameters. Although visual anal...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Pärkkä JP,Koskenvuo JW,Kervinen H,Poutanen VP,Lohela P,Järvinen V

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grey scale median (GSM) measured on ultrasound images of carotid plaques has been used for several years now in research to find the vulnerable plaque. Centres have used different software and also different methods for GSM measurement. This has resulted in a wide range of GSM values and cut-off values for the detecti...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Östling G,Persson M,Hedblad B,Gonçalves I

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this state-of-the-art review was to examine the effects of exercise training on arterial stiffness (AS) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). A PubMed and SCOPUS literature search was conducted up to March of 2013. Two authors performed the selection of the studies and the subsequent data extr...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Oliveira NL,Ribeiro F,Alves AJ,Campos L,Oliveira J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of repeated cycling sprints on power profiles while assessing upper body muscle contraction. Eighteen physically active participants performed 8 × 10 s repeated sprints while muscle activity was recorded via surface electromyography (sEMG) from the brachioradialis (B...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Grant MC,Watson H,Baker JS

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging depicts scar in the left ventricle which can be quantitatively measured. Manual segmentation and scar determination is time consuming. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a software for infarct quantification, to compare with manual scar determination, and...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Rosendahl L,Blomstrand P,Heiberg E,Ohlsson J,Björklund PG,Ahlander BM,Engvall J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Increasing evidence suggests that local blood flow should be monitored during microdialysis (MD) as the recovery of analytes is affected by local blood flow. At present ethanol clearance is the standard technique for this purpose, but it is not functional at very low perfusion velocities. Here, we introduce a t...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Farnebo S,Samuelsson A,Henriksson J,Karlander LE,Sjöberg F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have indicated that, during mechanical ventilation, an inspiratory pause enhances gas exchange. This has been attributed to prolonged time during which fresh gas of the tidal volume is present in the respiratory zone and is available for distribution in the lung periphery. The mean distribution time o...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Aboab J,Niklason L,Uttman L,Kouatchet A,Brochard L,Jonson B

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Studies using arterial spin labelling (ASL) have shown that individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have decreased regional cerebral blood flow, which may be associated with changes in functional neural networks. Indeed, recent studies indicate disruptions in functional connectivity (FC) at rest in chronically...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Boissoneault J,Letzen J,Lai S,Robinson ME,Staud R

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：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：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：PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate the functionality of an adapted inspiratory muscle training device designed to allow pressures higher than 41 cmH(2)O that can be precisely controlled. The adaptation was made in a commercially available Threshold IMT device, and the opening pressures and linearity of load were evaluated in...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Fregonezi GA,Azevedo IG,Araujo TL,Dias FA,Resqueti VR

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:3-Dimensional Echocardiography allows measuring volumes and parameters of myocardial deformation (strain). Myocardial strain has been suggested to be superior to conventional echo parameters in the assessment of right ventricular (RV) function. Myocardial strain can be assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Trzebiatowska-Krzynska A,Swahn E,Wallby L,Nielsen NE,Carlhäll CJ,Engvall J

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is developmentally up-regulated and it is essential for kidney development in several species. Given the fact that the rat lung undergoes postnatal development, the mammalian lung possesses the highest angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels and ACE activity increases during the f...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Lasaitiene D,Chen Y,Nannmark U,Wollmer P,Friberg P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We questioned whether electromyographic (EMG) signs of neuromuscular fatigue accompany the changes in respiratory variables measured at the ventilatory threshold (VTh) during exercise on a cycloergometer. This was based on the assumption that the activation of muscle afferents sensitive to accumulation of lactate and ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Hug F,Faucher M,Kipson N,Jammes Y

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing inspiratory muscle deoxygenation and blood flow can provide insight into anaerobic stress, recruitment strategies and mechanisms of inspiratory muscle limitation. Therefore, this review aimed to synthesize measurements of inspiratory muscle oxyhaemoglobin (O2 Hb), deoxyhaemoglobin (HHb), blood volume and flo...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Tanaka T,Basoudan N,Melo LT,Wickerson L,Brochard LJ,Goligher EC,Reid WD

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective study aimed to determine the diagnostic performance of exercise-induced ST response in relation to findings by myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (MPS), with focus on gender differences, in patients with suspected or established stable ischemic heart disease. ...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Akil S,Hedén B,Pahlm O,Carlsson M,Arheden H,Engblom H

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：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：:Cryogenic temperature transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) makes it possible to study the nanostructure of a wide range of fluid phases with a high degree of preservation. Most studies based on scanning electron microscopy or TEM employ specimen preparation techniques that give extraordinary results for tissues...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Waisman D,Danino D,Weintraub Z,Schmidt J,Talmon Y

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, hand-to-hand bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), skinfold (SKF) thickness and height-weight (body mass index, BMI)-based equations and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), as a criterion method, were compared with each other in the assessment of body fat percentage (BF%) in 17-18-year-old...

journal_title：Clinical physiology and functional imaging

authors： Lintsi M,Kaarma H,Kull I

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00