Further Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction in Heart Failure Patients With a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device: The Role of Pulsatility - Witman, Melissa A H; Garten, Ryan S; Gifford, Jayson R; Groot, H Jonathan; Trinity, Joel D; Stehlik, Josef; Nativi, Jose N; Selzman, Craig H; Drakos, Stavros G; Richardson, Russell S (JACC. Heart failure, 2015)
Keywords: Brachial Artery - diagnostic imaging; Brachial Artery - physiopathology; Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology; Female; Heart Failure - complications; Heart Failure - physiopathology; Heart Failure - surgery; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Peripheral Vascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Peripheral Vascular Diseases - etiology; Peripheral Vascular Diseases - physiopathology; Pulsatile Flow - physiology; Ultrasonography, Doppler; Vascular Resistance - physiology; Vasodilation - physiology; pulsatility; flow-mediated vasodilation; HFrEF; blood flow; mechanical assist