Reactive hyperemia: a review of methods, mechanisms, and considerations

• Published in: American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Vol. 318; no. 3; pp. R605 - R618
• Main Authors: Rosenberry, Ryan, Nelson, Michael D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2020
• Subjects: reactive hyperemia; reperfusion; microvascular function; ischemia

Reactive hyperemia is a well-established technique for noninvasive assessment of peripheral microvascular function and a predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In its simplest form, reactive hyperemia represents the magnitude of limb reperfusion following a brief period o...