Vortex dynamics and transport phenomena in stenotic aortic models using Echo-PIV [PDF]
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2020 Atherosclerosis is the most fatal cardiovascular disease. As disease progresses, stenoses grow inside the arteries blocking their lumen and altering blood flow. Analysing flow dynamics can provide a deeper insight on the stenosis evolution.
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Fluctuations in a coupled-oscillator model of the cardiovascular system [PDF]
, 2007 We present a model of the cardiovascular system (CVS) based on a system of coupled oscillators. Using this approach we can describe several complex physiological phenomena that can have a range of applications. For instance, heart rate variability (HRV),
Gonzalez, Jorge A. +3 more
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Arterial Stiffness, Central Blood Pressure, and Cardiac Biomarkers in Long-Distance Walkers
Artery Research, 2019 The cardiovascular effects of long-distance and -duration activities and their relationship with arterial stiffness and cardiac biomarkers are still unclear.
Wátila Moura Sousa +9 more
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Using Psychophysiological Measures to Examine the Temporal Profile of Verbal Humor Elicitation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Despite its pervasiveness in popular culture, there remains much to be learned about the psychological and physiological processes that underlie our experience of humor.
Chris M Fiacconi, Adrian M Owen
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Single-leg cycling to maintain and improve function in healthy and clinical populations
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Exercise with reduced muscle mass facilitates greater muscle-specific adaptations than training with larger muscle mass. The smaller active muscle mass can demand a greater portion of cardiac output which allows muscle(s) to perform greater work and ...
C. Eric Heidorn +8 more
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Special Patient Populations for the Senior Medical Student Entering Surgery
MedEdPORTAL, 2014 Introduction Postoperative management of special patient populations are important topics that are not uniformly covered in medical schools. We developed a competency-based course for incoming surgical interns incorporating didactics and small-group ...
Mara Antonoff +2 more
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Electrocardiographic Qrs Axis, Q Wave and T-wave Changes in 2nd and 3rd Trimester of Normal Pregnancy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: Pregnancy although a physiological phenomena affects all the functions of the maternal body and brings about remarkable changes in the cardiovascular system.
SUNITHA. M. +2 more
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Augmentation of Mind-body Therapy and Role of Deep Slow Breathing [PDF]
, 2009 Mind-body therapies have been shown to be effective in clinical treatment of disorders such as high blood pressure and stress. Significant differences in the effectiveness of mind–body therapies have been shown and a common link among the therapies has ...
Barnes, Vernon A., Ravinder, Jerath
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Medycyna Pracy, 2016 Nervous system is the most “electric” system in the human body. The research of the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) of different frequencies on its functioning have been carried out for years.
Piotr Politański +2 more
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Participation of oxidative stress in selected diseases in the light of the latest research [PDF]
Farmacja Polska, 2023 Disturbances in the balance between the production and accumulation of reactive oxygen species and the proper functioning of antioxidant systems are the source of the phenomenon called oxidative stress.
Justyna Fołta +2 more
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