Microcirculation in Health and Disease
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 38546
Special Issue Editors
2. Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: microcirculation; laser Doppler flowmetry; photoplethysmography; wavelet transform; transcutaneous gasimetry; signal processing; experimental dermatology
Interests: microcirculation; endurance; laser Doppler flowmetry; cycloergometry; oxidative stress; endothelial function; oral glucose tolerance test
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Interests: Current research interests include lifestyle interventions in the cardiovascular function of clinical and high-risk populations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microcirculation plays a pivotal role in the coordination of cardiovascular function, from regulation of rheology and hemostasis, to the control of perfusion and immune response. Microcirculation dysfunction is an early hallmark of several cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, preceding clinical manifestations by several years. Therefore, understanding microcirculation in normal and pathological conditions is essential for assessing cardiovascular risk as well as for the adoption of adequate preventive and therapeutic measures to be taken. Assessment of microcirculation is challenging, especially in humans, with most data coming from semiquantitative techniques. However, methodology to assess microcirculation keeps evolving, allowing the exploration of new avenues from new recording technologies to innovative signal processing algorithms. This Special Issue will present new experimental and clinical results making use of classic and modern methodology to explore the roles of microcirculation in normal physiology and in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
Prof. Dr. Henrique Silva
Prof. Dr. Helena Lenasi
Prof. Dr. Markos Klonizakis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microcirculation
- cardiovascular dysfunction
- metabolic diseases
- cardiovascular diseases
- endothelial dysfunction
- laser Doppler flowmetry
- signal processing algorithms