Comparative study of the upper and lower limb skin blood flow control mechanisms in patients with essential hypertension.

CONCLUSION: The results of the present study suggest that skin microvascular function is impaired in both extremities in EHT patients. However, myogenic response is not uniform in both extremities and pronounced response to local thermal hyperemia has been observed in the gaiter area compared with the volar region. Further studies are needed to determine if these limb specific microvascular differences is the result of posture-induced structural and functional adaptation. PMID: 24342927 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology - December 9, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Esen F, Ata N, Esen H Tags: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Source Type: research