Microcirculatory assessment of vascular diseases
Marcoccia A, Klein-Weigel PF, Gschwandtner ME, Wautrecht JC, Matuska J, Rother U, Houben AJHM (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2020
Journal
Book Volume: 49
Pages Range: 175-186
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000851
Abstract
The term "microcirculation" refers to the terminal vascular network of the body, which includes arterioles, capillaries, venules as well as initial lymphatic vessels. Additionally, it insinuates to their unique function in thermoregulatior, fluid balance, maintenance of cellular exchange, and metabolism. Disturbances of microvascular function were identified to precede macrovascular involvement in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors and is the hallmark of terminal disease stages like critical limb or acral ischemia. Nevertheless, despite its obvious significance in vascular medicine assessment of microvascular function became increasingly neglected in the clinical institutions during the last decades and seems to play a subordinary role in medical education. We therefore provide an overview over relevant and clinically practicable methods to assess microcirculation in vascular medicine with critical estimations of their pros and cons and their perspectives in the future.
Authors with CRIS profile
Involved external institutions
Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann
Germany (DE)
Medizinische Universität Wien
Austria (AT)
VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology / Vascular Medicine
Italy (IT)
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) / Free University of Brussels
Belgium (BE)
Maastricht University
Netherlands (NL)
Germany (DE)
Medizinische Universität Wien
Austria (AT)
VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology / Vascular Medicine
Italy (IT)
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) / Free University of Brussels
Belgium (BE)
Maastricht University
Netherlands (NL)
How to cite
APA:
Marcoccia, A., Klein-Weigel, P.F., Gschwandtner, M.E., Wautrecht, J.-C., Matuska, J., Rother, U., & Houben, A.J.H.M. (2020). Microcirculatory assessment of vascular diseases. Vasa-Journal of Vascular Diseases, 49(3), 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1024/0301-1526/a000851
MLA:
Marcoccia, Antonella, et al. "Microcirculatory assessment of vascular diseases." Vasa-Journal of Vascular Diseases 49.3 (2020): 175-186.
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