Premenopausal women experience a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease as compared to age-matched men, partially due the cardioprotective effects estrogen. Acute inflammation increases pro-inflammatory cytokine production and reduces nitric oxide bioavailability, resulting in impaired vascular function. Estrogen has both anti-inflammatory pro-vasodilatory properties. During high estrogen mi...

OBJECTIVES Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is associated with risk factors providing information on cardiovascular prognosis. Despite the large effort to standardize the methodology, the FMD examination is still characterized by problems of reproducibility and reliability that can be partially overcome with the use of automatic systems. We developed real-time software for the asses...

BACKGROUND Since flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) is influenced by different factors, its clinical usefulness and validation is widely discussed. AIM To assess the major factors that determine FMD values in a wide range of subjects with and without cardiovascular (CV) risk factors/diseases (CVRF/CVD). METHODS AND RESULTS 617 consecutive patients (mean age: 50.1 ± 14.9 years, males: 349/56.5%)...

Introductionl-arginine supplementation may improve vascular endothelial function. As tree nuts and groundnuts are a source of the amino acid l-arginine, we performed meta-analysis human randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to compare effects nut groundnut consumption with those l-arginine on fasting postprandial function as assessed by flow-mediated vasodilation brachial artery (FMD).MethodsSumm...

Indonesia has been hit by outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) after more than 30 years being free FMD. This study aimed to determine the level transmission FMD virus potential economic losses due outbreak. The method used in this research was a case which data for analysis secondary data. analytical reproduction number (R0) impact using Rushton Knight formula. results showed that rate R0 =...

doi:10.4102/ojvr.v81i2.728 http://www.ojvr.org Authors: Christopher J. Kasanga1 Rahana Dwarka2 Gaothlele Thobokwe3 Jemma Wadsworth4 Nick J. Knowles4 Misheck Mulumba5 Ezekia Ranga6 Jimis Deve11 Cornelius Mundia10 Patrick Chikungwa8 Laureta Joao9 Raphael Sallu7 Mmeta Yongolo7 Philemon N. Wambura1 Mark M. Rweyemamu1 Donald P. King4 Affiliations: 1Southern African Centre for Infectious Diseases Sur...