Capillaroscopy
Fig. 12.1 Representative image of videocapillaroscope (Courtesy of DS Medica) It is performed at room temperature after 15–20 min of acclimatization of the patient in a sitting position on both…
Pulse Wave Velocity and Central Blood Pressure
Year of first publication Device Methods Measurement site Regional stiffness 1984a Complior® Mechanotransducer Aorta, cf PWVb 1990a Sphygmocor® Tonometer Aorta, cf PWVb 1991 WallTrack® Echo-tracking Aorta, cf PWVb 1994 QKD…
Echocardiographic Assessment of the Aorta and Coronary Arteries in Hypertensive Patients
Fig. 5.1 Normal size of thoracic aortic segments. The thoracic aorta can be divided into three segments: the ascending aorta that extends from the aortic annulus to the innominate artery…
Alcohol-Mediated Oxidative Stress in the Airway: The Unique Role of Thiol Depletion
(1) Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, 2015 Uppergate Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA (2) Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Developmental Lung Biology, Atlanta, GA, USA (3)…
Alcohol and the Alveolar Epithelium
Fig. 8.1 Morphology and distribution of alveolar epithelial cells. The en face representation of alveolar epithelium shows the relative size and number of type I and type II cells [115]….
Maternal Alcohol Use and the Neonate
27. Bakhireva LN, Savich RD, Raisch DW, Cano S, Annett RD, Leeman L, et al. The feasibility and cost of neonatal screening for prenatal alcohol exposure by measuring phosphatidylethanol in…
Vascular Endothelium
(1) Project-team INRIA-UPMC-CNRS REO Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, CNRS UMR 7598, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Abstract Vascular endothelium constitutes the interface between…
Cardiomyocytes
(1) Project-team INRIA-UPMC-CNRS REO Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, CNRS UMR 7598, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Abstract Cardiomyocytes (length 70–150μm; width 20–35μm) are…
Blood Cells
(1) Project-team INRIA-UPMC-CNRS REO Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, CNRS UMR 7598, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Abstract Leukocytes, red blood capsules, and platelets…
Vasculature Growth
(1) Project-team INRIA-UPMC-CNRS REO Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, CNRS UMR 7598, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France Abstract Vasculogenesis, an embryological process, defines the…
