Figure 21. Coarctation of the aorta. (A & B) are cine steady-state free precession images at end-diastole and mid-systole, respectively, demonstrating the Coa and the jet of turbulence (arrows).

Conclusions— Capillaries were relatively resistant to the systolic extravascular compression compared with pre- and post-capillary microvessels, conveniently beneficial for the myocardial oxygen ...

The objective of this paper was to investigate texture feature variability in ultrasound video of the carotid artery during the cardiac cycle in an attempt to define new discriminatory biomarkers of ...

Diastole and systole are two phases of the cardiac cycle. They occur as the heart beats, pumping blood through a system of blood vessels that carry blood to every part of the body.

Hypertension: Chronic hypertension is one of the most common causes of diastolic heart failure. High blood pressure over a long period of time means the heart has to work harder to pump blood ...

The cardiac cycle is the performance of the human heart from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next. It consists of two periods: one during which the heart muscle relaxes and ...

Mean arterial pressure (MAP) is a key reading doctors use to assess blood flow through your body. It’s related to your systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings but accounts for flow and ...

Normal blood pressure is defined as less than 120/80 mm Hg, meaning a person's systolic blood pressure measures below 120 mm Hg and their diastolic runs below 80 mm Hg, according to the American ...

Study: Coffee consumption and associations with blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol, and echocardiographic measures in the general population. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com Background ...

Focused cardiac ultrasonography for right ventricular size and systolic function is indicated in patients with chest pain, dyspnea, arterial hypotension, unexplained tachycardia, hypoxemia, shock ...