A Case of Spontaneous Multivessel Coronary Artery Spasm That Underwent Stent Implantation Accompanying ST Segment Elevation on Inferior Electrocardiographic Leads by Nuray Kahraman Ay, Muharrem Nasifov, Ömer Goktekin

“…Coronary artery spasm is usually defined as a focal constriction of a coronary artery segment, which is reversible, and causes myocardial ischaemia by restricting coronary blood flow. A coronary spasm may rarely compromise all three epicardial arteries simultaneously. …”
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Effects of Age and Sex on Systemic Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes by Jody Dushay, Eva S. Rickers, Enya Wang, Jessica Gilman, Ying Zhang, Ron Blankstein, Ernest V. Gervino, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Aristidis Veves

“…Hyperemic myocardial blood flow and flow‐mediated and flow‐independent nitroglycerin–induced brachial artery dilation were significantly impaired in men but not women with T2D. …”
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Direct anastomosis indwelling needle puncture: a rapid and safe transitional hemodialysis access for patients with renal failure by Chunyan Wu, Jianbo Qing, Xiaoping Wang, Yunmei Li, Xin Zhou, Junnan Wu

“…Among them, 20 patients had residual blood flow at the VA stump, and the distance between the anastomosis and arterial flow was ≥ 1 cm. …”
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ICAM1 blockade improves ischemic muscle reperfusion in diabetic mice by Ninon Foussard, Célia Bourguignon, Virginie Grouthier, Caroline Caradu, Candice Chapouly, Alain-Pierre Gadeau, Thierry Couffinhal, Marie-Ange Renault

“…Results We used three different mouse models of diabetes and found that blood flow recovery in HFD STZ mice is altered only from day 14 post-surgery. …”
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Vinegar Consumption Increases Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake by the Forearm Muscle in Humans with Type 2 Diabetes by Panayota Mitrou, Eleni Petsiou, Emilia Papakonstantinou, Eirini Maratou, Vaia Lambadiari, Panayiotis Dimitriadis, Filio Spanoudi, Sotirios A. Raptis, George Dimitriadis

“…Plasma glucose, insulin, triglycerides, nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA), and glycerol were measured preprandially and at 30–60 min for 300 min postprandially from the radial artery and from a forearm vein. Muscle blood flow was measured with strain-gauge plethysmography. …”
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Speech and the Right Hemisphere by E. M. R. Critchley

“…The importance of the right hemisphere in speech is suggested by pathological studies, blood flow parameters and analysis of learning strategies. …”
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Analysis and Algorithmic Generation of Hepatic Vascular Systems by Lars Ole Schwen, Tobias Preusser

“…A proper geometric model of the vascular systems in the liver is crucial for modeling blood flow, the connection between the organ and the rest of the organism. …”
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Radiological diagnostic methods in gastroenterology by Z. A. Lemeshko

“…Radiological signs at chronic diffuse liver diseases, disorders of portal blood flow and associated extrahepatic hemodynamic disorders are present. …”
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Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect in a Patient with Cor Triatriatum Sinister and Atrial Septal Defect by Wasana Hongkan, Kriangsak Thongchaiprasit, Kritvikrom Durongpisitkul

“…Echocardiogram post procedure demonstrate good position of device without obstruction of blood flow, no residual shunt and residual 12 mm of fenestration of cor triatriatum.…”
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Ischemic Toes after Venous Thromboembolism: A Difficult Differential Diagnosis with Good Response to Combination Therapy—A Case Report by Mohammad Bagher Owlia, Ahmad Salimzadeh, Gholmhossein Alishiri, Saeed Kargar

“…In most instances, the cessation of arterial blood flow heralds a serious underlying pathology. A definite classification of some cases is somehow difficult and subject to diagnostic challenges. …”
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Cord Entanglement in Monoamniotic Twin Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ayşe Figen Türkçapar, Berna Seçkin, Ayla Sargın Oruç

“…Cord entanglement can potentially compromise the cord blood flow and cause fetal demise. There is still no consensus on the antenatal management and timing of delivery of these rarely encountered cases. …”
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The Evolution of Rehabilitation and Return to Sport Following Cartilage Surgery by Snehal Patel, William Marrone

“…Advances in technology such as blood flow restriction (BFR) and testing equipment with progressive rehabilitation from the acute phase through the return to sport continuum have made it possible to return to a higher level of activity and performance than first thought of for these procedures. …”
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Terlipressin at esophageal varicose bleeding at liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension syndrome by B. N. Kotiv, I. I. Dzidzava, D. P. Kashkin, A. V. Smorodsky, A. V. Slobodyanik, S. A. Soldatov, M. V. Koldin

“…Terlipressin injection was accompanied by significant decrease both linear, and volume velocity of portal blood flow on average by 41,6±9,7% (р=0,038) and 33,9±5,8% (р=0,024), respectively. …”
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The Cushing Reflex: Oliguria as a Reflection of an Elevated Intracranial Pressure by K. Leyssens, T. Mortelmans, T. Menovsky, D. Abramowicz, Marcel Th. B. Twickler, L. Van Gaal

“…We hypothesize that the Cushing reflex is translated towards the sympathetic nervous system and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system with a subsequent reduction in medullary blood flow and oliguria. Recently, we were confronted with a patient who had complicated pituitary surgery and displayed multiple times an oliguria while he developed ICH.…”
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Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy by Irena Ciećko-Michalska, Małgorzata Szczepanek, Agnieszka Słowik, Tomasz Mach

“…The brain-blood barrier disturbances, changes in neurotransmission, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, GABA-ergic or benzodiazepine pathway abnormalities, manganese neurotoxicity, brain energetic disturbances, and brain blood flow abnormalities are considered to be involved in the development of hepatic encephalopathy. …”
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Pathogenesis of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Gastropathy: Clues to Preventative Therapy by Salim MA Bastaki, John L Wallace

“…Several features of NSAIDs contribute to the development of damage in the stomach, including the topical irritant effects of these drugs on the epithelium, impairment of the barrier properties of the mucosa, suppression of gastric prostaglandin synthesis, reduction of gastric mucosal blood flow and interference with the repair of superficial injury. …”
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A case of superficial angiomyxoma by WANG Jieyi, ZHOU Cheng, JIANG Bin, YU Bo

“…The ultrasound examination showed a hypoechoic area without obvious blood flow signals. Histological examination showed a mass composed of fibers, blood vessels and spindle cells, accompanied by extensive myxoid degeneration. …”
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Single Photon Emission Tomography Imaging in Parkinsonian Disorders: A Review by Paul D. Acton, P. David Mozley

“…Positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission tomography (SPECT) now are able to visualise and quantify changes in cerebral blood flow, glucose metabolism, and dopaminergic function produced by parkinsonian disorders. …”
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A Molecular and Clinical Review of Stem Cell Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia by Punam P. Parikh, Zhao-Jun Liu, Omaida C. Velazquez

“…The primary benefit of SCT is to induce therapeutic neovascularization and promote collateral vessel formation to increase blood flow in the ischemic limb and soft tissue. Existing evidence provides a solid rationale for ongoing in-depth studies aimed at advancing current SCT that may change the way PAD/CLI patients are treated.…”
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Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) fMRI: Advantages, Theoretical Constrains and Experimental Challenges in Neurosciences by Ajna Borogovac, Iris Asllani

“…Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is a well-established correlate of brain function and therefore an essential parameter for studying the brain at both normal and diseased states. …”
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