Artery Research
Volume 11, Issue C, September 2015
Research Article
1. Complex vasoactivity of liraglutide. Contribution of three gasotransmitters
Eszter Sélley, Gergő A. Molnár, Szilárd Kun, István András Szijártó, Boglárka Laczy, Tibor Kovács, Ferenc Fülöp, István Wittmann
Pages: 1 - 9
Background: Incretine hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) causes dose-dependent relaxation of the thoracic aorta of rats and other arteries via nitric oxide (NO), cAMP and ATP-sensitive potassium channels, however, through a mechanism not thoroughly described. Hereby we aimed to determine the mediators...
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2. In silico characterization of the effects of size, distribution, and modulus contrast of aortic focal softening on pulse wave propagations
Igor Inga, Danial Shahmirzadi
Pages: 10 - 18
Examining the change in regional stiffness of the arterial wall may prove as a reliable method for detecting various cardiovascular diseases. As suggested by Moens–Korteweg relationship, the pulse wave velocity (PWV) along the arteries has been shown to correlate to the stiffness of the arterial wall;...
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3. Performance assessment of pulse wave imaging using conventional ultrasound in canine aortas ex vivo and normal human arteries in vivo
Ronny X. Li, William Qaqish, Elisa E. Konofagou
Pages: 19 - 28
The propagation behavior of the arterial pulse wave may provide valuable diagnostic information for cardiovascular pathology. pulse wave imaging (PWI) is a noninvasive, ultrasound imaging-based technique capable of mapping multiple wall motion waveforms along a short arterial segment over a single cardiac...