When the arterioles are maximally dilated, coronary microvascular resistance (CMVR) is minimal and CBF is maximal (hyperaemia). At this point, CBF is related linearly to the driving pressure. The fold ...

Important developments in the design of recombinant lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as mucosal carriers for a range of health-beneficial compounds, such as antigens, allergens, immune modulators ...

Fundus fluorescein angiography can identify optic disc leakage in papilloedema, and is used occasionally.47 Features of papilloedema include initial hyperaemia of the disc, blurring of the disc ...

Foreword The only time is now. Every “now” is unique. Responsible persons ask themselves, “How can I act well now?” The answers will differ for every person, because just as every situation is unique, ...

The most common treatment-related adverse event in the bimatoprost treatment groups was conjunctival hyperaemia. Conclusion: Bimatoprost once daily provided sustained IOP lowering greater than timolol ...

cDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Larissa University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece dDepartment of Endocrinology ...

Meloxicam is an enolcarboxamide with preferential COX-2 inhibitory activity. In vitro studies with human tissues have confirmed the high affinity of meloxicam for COX-2, whereas COX-1 was ...

Background—The age-related decline in maximal oxygen consumption is attenuated by habitual aerobic exercise. However, the relative effects of training on central and peripheral responses to exercise ...

At the end of the last century, a far-sighted ‘working party’ held in Sydney, Australia addressed the clinicopathological issues related to gastric inflammatory diseases. A few years later, an ...

Pressure-based physiological evaluation of coronary artery disease is well established, but its application is limited in left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease. Our aim was to investigate whether ...