Endothelin Drugs Benefit Those With Pulmonary Hypertension Sep 16, 2009
This improved vasodilation has also been found in human studies. Resistant Arterial Hypertension. (Science Daily)
Hold and Cold Therapy to Reduce Swe... Aug 16, 2009
The cold therapies reduce circulation to an area (vasoconstriction) while the hot therapies increase circulation to an area (vasodilation). The alternating cold and hot therapies act together to pump the extra fluid out of the injured area. (Suite101.com)
Rush Of Blood To The Head: Anger Increases Blood Flow Jul 5, 2009
They found that in healthy subjects, mental stress caused vasodilation ... In hypertensive subjects, mental stress produced no vasodilation and no significant change in brain blood flow. (Science Daily)
Anger increases brain blood flow Jul 4, 2009
It was found that in healthy subjects, mental stress caused vasodilation, which was accompanied by a net increase in brain blood flow. However, in hypertensive subjects, mental stress produced no vasodilation and no significant change in brain blood flow. (India Times, India)
More evidence for the benefit of exercise in cardiovascular disease -- and even in heart failure May 9, 2009
Thus, while the effect of exercise appeared to improve arterial blood flow through vasodilation, it may also be that the increased number of progenitor cells had a regenerative effect on diseased endothelial tissue. Although rest and palliative care have been traditionally prescribed for patients with heart failure, it has been seen in several recent studies that physical exercise training can improve functional capacity in patients with heart failure. (EurekAlert!)
The Lancet Publishes Two-Year Results of Abbott's Fully Bioabsorbable Drug Eluting Stent Mar 13, 2009
Restoration of vasomotion (ability of the blood vessel to contract and expand) was observed at two years, with the drug acetylcholine used in nine patients showing vasodilation in the previously stented area, and the drug methergin used in seven patients showing vasoconstriction in the previously stented area. Reduction in plaque area in treated arteries, corresponding to an increase in blood flow between six months and two years, as confirmed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and virtual... (PR Newswire)
