Vasodilation is a function within the circulatory system that occurs when the smooth muscles in the blood vessels relax, allowing the blood vessels to widen or dilate. This increases blood flow to ...

Spending more time in the sauna may lead to a longer and healthier life-- at least if you live in Finland, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Finnish researchers analyzed ...

The focus of most current PAH treatments is vasodilation, with 3 main targets including the endothelin (ET), prostacyclin (PGI2), and nitric oxide (NO) signaling pathways to relax constriction in ...

The vasodilating effects of cannabis are one of the physiological responses of the body that have been investigated. Here’s why it happens. At some point, you must have experienced a bloated face, red ...

Impaired vascular function leads to cardiovascular disease. Researchers have found that prolonged sitting impairs forearm cutaneous vasodilation function. They also showed that alternating local skin ...

Apnea events during sleep cause acute hemodynamic alterations that result in systemic and pulmonary hypertension, increased right and left afterload, and decreased cardiac output. [27,28] Several ...

Uridine adenosine tetraphosphate (Up4A) is a dinucleotide recognised for its dual purinergic properties that markedly influence vascular tone. In the context of diabetes, vascular dysfunction often ...

Weather fluctuations significantly impact blood pressure, posing risks for those with hypertension. Hot weather can lower blood pressure through vasodilation, but dehydration can reverse this effect.

Breathing-related sleep disorders, particularly obstructive sleep apnea, have been largely undiagnosed in people with cardiovascular disease, probably due to limited health care provider awareness of ...