Assessment Of Blood Flow Velocity Research Articles

Blood flow changes at the wrist in manual workers after preventive interventions

Radial and ulnar artery circulatory changes at the wrist were studied at the work site in manual workers performing repetitive tasks to compare the effects of two preventive interventions, exercise and rest. The Doppler method was used for assessment of blood flow velocity, and systolic blood pressure measurements were made on 16 right hand-dominant female workers in a suture manufacturing industry. Radial and ulnar blood flow velocity decreased while systolic blood pressure at these arteries remained stable after 1 1/2 hours of manual work. After 5-minute interventions of either exercise or rest, blood flow velocity increased, radial blood pressure remained stable, and ulnar blood pressure decreased. A 5-minute exercise program produced greater increases in radial blood flow velocity than did a 5-minute rest program. Brief exercise programs have been shown to improve circulation at the wrist after circulation was compromised by the performance of manual work. Such programs may offer one practical method of preventing soft tissue injuries related to the sustained compromise of blood flow at the wrist.

Doppler Ultrasound in the Evaluation of the Peripheral Arterial Circulation

This review summarizes the principle, advantages, and limitations of Doppler ultrasound flowmeters, and discusses the possibilities of applying these systems in evaluating the functional state of the peripheral arterial circulation. This discussion is not limited to the assessment of blood flow velocity and poststenotic arterial pressure with Doppler flowmeters, but includes among other things the recordings of flow patterns, the determination of the transit time of velocity wave forms, and the imaging of the arterial circulation.

Spontaneous haemopneumothorax: a surgical emergency.

<h3>BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:</h3> Cerebral small vessel disease contributes to stroke and cognitive impairment and interacts with Alzheimer disease pathology. Because of the small dimensions of the affected vessels, in vivo characterization of blood flow properties is challenging but important to unravel the underlying mechanisms of the disease. <h3>MATERIALS AND METHODS:</h3> A 2D phase-contrast sequence at 7T MR imaging was used to assess blood flow velocity and the pulsatility index of the perforating basal ganglia arteries. We included patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (<i>n</i> = 8; identified through the modified Boston criteria), hypertensive arteriopathy (<i>n</i> = 12; identified through the presence of strictly deep or mixed cerebral microbleeds), and age- and sex-matched controls (<i>n</i> = 28; no cerebral microbleeds). <h3>RESULTS:</h3> Older age was related to a greater pulsatility index, irrespective of cerebral small vessel disease. In hypertensive arteriopathy, there was an association between lower blood flow velocity of the basal ganglia and the presence of peri-basal ganglia WM hyperintensities. <h3>CONCLUSIONS:</h3> Our results suggest that age might be the driving factor for altered cerebral small vessel hemodynamics. Furthermore, this study puts cerebral small vessel disease downstream pathologies in the basal ganglia region in relation to blood flow characteristics of the basal ganglia microvasculature.

Mean Circulatory Filling Pressure Measured Immediately After Cessation of Heart Pumping

Mean Circulatory Filling Pressure Measured Immediately After Cessation of Heart Pumping