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Lifelong dietary interventions linked to improved retinal health and reduced cardiovascular risk

Cardiology Update

Participants in the intervention group displayed less tortuous arterioles and venules and an increased arteriolar fractal dimension compared to the control group. Several lifelong cumulative cardiovascular risk factors, such as cumulative systolic blood pressure, were independently linked to narrower arterioles. European Heart Journal.

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Thrombin in Pregnancy and Preeclampsia: Expression, Localization and Vasoactivity in Brain and Microvessels from Rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

We characterized thrombin expression and vasoactivity in brain cerebral parenchymal arterioles (PAs) in rat models of pregnancy and PE. We characterized thrombin expression and vasoactivity in brain cerebral parenchymal arterioles (PAs) in rat models of pregnancy and PE.