Standard cardiology workups for women have long followed the same protocols applied to men. These tests include imaging of ...

A good micro-circulation is what makes marathon runners perform better at the same heart rate. London: In a pilot study on some of the oldest people of the world, researchers have identified that low ...

For the eyes to function properly, they must be adequately supplied with blood, and abnormalities in the microcirculation may indicate dysfunctions in other arteries, which are difficult to examine.

The systemic and pulmonary microcirculations are the targets of injury in sepsis and acute lung injury, disorders that are major causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill individuals. Damage ...

After successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), reperfusion is often impaired by microcirculatory dysfunction.

The aim of the present study of myocardial perfusion by quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography (QMCE), 10,11 was to analyse some functional coronary microcirculatory aspects (CM) both at ...