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Recently Weber et al. invasively obtained aortic Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) as a function of age. [1] Systolic and diastolic aortic pressure were determined as well. PWV can be used to derive total arterial compliance, Ctot, as Ctot=k/PWV2. With Ctot and Stroke Volume (SV), aortic Pulse Pressure (PP)...

Photocatalysis is a green technology that plays a vital role in achieving sustainable development goals and ensuring a clean environment. Metal oxide materials, in particular, have gained tremendous attention for their versatility in fields such as catalysis, semiconductors, ceramics, sensors, and energy...

Calcification of the tunica media of the main pulmonary arteries has been observed in a large proportion of young racehorses. In humans, medial calcification is the most important cause of increased arterial stiffness, and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of microvascular diseases. Pulse wave...

Aim: Arterial stiffening occurs as part of the natural ageing process, and is thought to be related to the accumulation of collagen and degradation of elastin. However, little is known about how regional variations in arterial structure and mechanical properties contribute to arterial stiffening. This...

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a deregulated host response to infection, and is the most common cause of death in the intensive care unit. Although the pathogenesis of sepsis has made substantial progress, the current clinical treatment of sepsis is basically symptomatic treatment,...

This study explores the use of scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) as a potential tool for characterisation of arterial stiffness using aortic biopsies. SAM data is presented for human tissue collected during aortic bypass graft surgery for multi-vessel coronary artery disease. Acoustic wave speed as...

Background: Characterization of normal ventricular–vascular interactions by non-invasive assessment in healthy adolescents may provide new mechanistic insights into altered physiological states in congenital and acquired heart disease in this age group. Methods: Ventricular and vascular measures were...

Arterial input impedance, as complete description of the arterial system, is explained by waves and wave reflection. Without wave reflections input impedance would equal aortic characteristic impedance and pressure and flow wave shapes would be similar. Waves reflect at many locations, causing input...

In this work, the ground-based GPS data in the West of Taiwan Strait was used to remote sense atmospheric Precipitation Water Vapor (PWV) in Fujian, and dynamically analyzed the spatial pattern change characteristics of PWV, combined with meteorological data, in order to quantitatively analysis the relationship...

Perovskite-type cube structure LaMnO3 nanofibers of approximately 50~100 nm in diameter were synthesized via Sol-Gel processing and electrospinning technology after calcined at 900 by using polyvinypyrrolidone (10 wt %PVP) as complexing agents. The nanofibers was characterized by means of scanning electron...