microvascular
adjective
mi·cro·vas·cu·lar
ˌmī-krō-ˈva-skyə-lər 
: of, relating to, or constituting the part of the circulatory system made up of minute vessels (such as venules or capillaries) that average less than 0.3 millimeters in diameter
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Among the participants, one-third had coronary heart disease, one-third had coronary microvascular disease, another heart condition, and the final third of people showed no signs of heart disease.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 12 June 2024
Researchers are exploring biologically plausible hypotheses including viral persistence, microvascular clots, gut microbiome disruption, and immune system derangements as the mechanism behind long Covid symptoms.
—Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
In fact, another new study, from researchers at Brigham Young University, recently demonstrated that microvascular function at rest predicts how much blood flows to your muscle during high-intensity exercise—an important consideration for any athlete.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2020
One of the solutions that Abbott provides to patients is emerging therapies like Coroventis’ Coroflow which is specifically designed to detect coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), which has historically been difficult to diagnose and disproportionately affects women.
—Marija Butkovic, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 12 June 2024
Researchers are exploring biologically plausible hypotheses including viral persistence, microvascular clots, gut microbiome disruption, and immune system derangements as the mechanism behind long Covid symptoms.
—Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
In fact, another new study, from researchers at Brigham Young University, recently demonstrated that microvascular function at rest predicts how much blood flows to your muscle during high-intensity exercise—an important consideration for any athlete.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2020
One of the solutions that Abbott provides to patients is emerging therapies like Coroventis’ Coroflow which is specifically designed to detect coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), which has historically been difficult to diagnose and disproportionately affects women.
—Marija Butkovic, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
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microvascular
adjective
mi·cro·vas·cu·lar
ˌmī-krō-ˈvas-kyə-lər
: of, relating to, or constituting the part of the circulatory system made up of minute vessels (as venules or capillaries) that average less than 0.3 millimeters in diameter
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