dc.contributor.author | Aizawa, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Sbragi, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramalli, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Tortoli, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Casanova, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Morizzo, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Thorn, CE | |
dc.contributor.author | Shore, AC | |
dc.contributor.author | Gates, PE | |
dc.contributor.author | Palombo, C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-08T10:59:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-11-07 | |
dc.description.abstract | Wall shear rate (WSR) is an important stimulus for the brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) response. However, WSR estimation near the arterial wall by conventional Doppler is inherently difficult. To overcome this limitation, we utilised multi-gate Doppler to accurately determine the WSR stimulus near the vessel wall simultaneously with the FMD response using an integrated FMD system [Ultrasound Advanced Open Platform (ULA-OP)]. Using the system, we aimed to perform a detailed analysis of WSR-FMD response and establish novel WSR parameters in a healthy young population. Data from 33 young healthy individuals (27.5±4.9yrs, 19F) were analysed. FMD was assessed with reactive hyperemia using ULA-OP. All acquired raw data were post-processed using custom-designed software to obtain WSR and diameter parameters. The acquired velocity data revealed that non-parabolic flow-profiles within the cardiac cycle and under different flow-states, with heterogeneity between participants. We also identified seven WSR magnitude and four WSR time-course parameters. Among them, WSR area under the curve until its return to baseline was the strongest predictor of the absolute (R2 =0.25) and percentage (R2 =0.31) diameter changes in response to reactive hyperemia. For the first time, we identified mono- and biphasic WSR stimulus patterns within our cohort that produced different magnitudes of FMD response [absolute diameter change: 0.24±0.10mm (monophasic) vs 0.17±0.09mm (biphasic), p<0.05]. We concluded that accurate and detailed measurement of the WSR stimulus is important to comprehensively understand the FMD response and that this advance in current FMD technology could be important to better understand vascular physiology and pathology. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study was supported by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) for the Innovative Medicine Initiative under grant agreement number IMI/115006 (the SUMMIT consortium), in part by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Exeter Clinical Research Facility, and by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR, Project PRIN 2010-2011). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 7 November 2017 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1152/japplphysiol.00310.2017 | |
dc.identifier.other | japplphysiol.00310.2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/30604 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | American Physiological Society | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28935823 | en_GB |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Publisher policy | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2017 American Physiological Society | en_GB |
dc.subject | Endothelial function | en_GB |
dc.subject | Reactive hyperemia | en_GB |
dc.subject | Ultrasound | en_GB |
dc.subject | Vasodilation | en_GB |
dc.subject | Wall shear stress | en_GB |
dc.title | Brachial artery vasodilatory response and wall shear rate determined by multi-gate Doppler in a healthy young cohort | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
exeter.place-of-publication | United States | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from American Physiological Society via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Applied Physiology | en_GB |