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microcirculation

  1. SWAlexander

    Orthostatic Intolerance after COVID-19 Infection: Is Disturbed Microcirculation of the Vasa Vasorum of Capacitance Vessels the Primary Defect?

    Abstract Following COVID-19 infection, a substantial proportion of patients suffer from persistent symptoms known as Long COVID. Among the main symptoms are fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, muscle weakness and orthostatic intolerance (OI). These symptoms also occur in myalgic...
  2. SNT Gatchaman

    Persistent capillary rarefication in long COVID syndrome (Osiaevi et al, 2022)

    Persistent capillary rarefication in long COVID syndrome Osiaevi, I., Schulze, A., Evers, G., Harmening, K., Vink, H., Kümpers, P., Mohr, M., Rovas, A. Background: Recent studies have highlighted Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a multisystemic vascular disease. Up to 60% of the patients...
  3. SNT Gatchaman

    Persistent clotting protein pathology in Long COVID/Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is accompanied by increased levels of antiplasmin

    Authors: Pretorius et al Published: 23 August 2021 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01359-7 Full Text: Cardiovascular Diabetology (open access PDF) Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2)-induced infection, the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is...
  4. SNT Gatchaman

    Persistent endotheliopathy in the pathogenesis of long COVID syndrome

    Authors: Fogarty et al Published: 10th Aug 2021 DOI: 10.1111/jth.15490 Full Text: J Thromb Haemostat (open access PDF) ABSTRACT ESSENTIALS Ongoing endotheliopathy is a common finding in convalescent COVID-19 patients and is independent of the acute phase response. Plasma FVIII:C levels and...
  5. SNT Gatchaman

    Sex-Specific Characteristics of the Microcirculation

    Authors: Virginia Huxley and Scott Kemp Published: July 27 2018 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77932-4_20 PubMed Central link Chapter link (free access) Full book link (pdf, paywall) Abstract The requirements of metabolizing tissue are both continuous and variable; accordingly, the microvasculature...
  6. J

    Microcirculation APOE4 and LipoProtein(a)

    I'm not exactly sure where to place this thread but I would love to know if my thinking is relevant. I am aware of the theory that microcirculation deficits may be responsible for ME/CFS or perhaps a downstream symptom. For the brainfogged I want know how many people have high Lipoprotein A ...