It can identify a significantly elevated velocity in the proximal subclavian artery (i.e., >300 cm/s), as well as a change in its waveform from the normal triphasic appearance to a more biphasic ...

Systolic and diastolic BP are the pressures at the highest and lowest points, respectively, of the arterial waveform. Mean arterial pressure is the average pressure during the entire cardiac cycle ...

Importantly, the major biomechanical properties of the heart and circulatory system, including cardiac contraction, ventriculo-vascular coupling, large artery stiffness, and microvasculature ...

The most widely used metrics of arterial stiffness are those that measure arterial stiffening over a vessel length by quantifying the pulse wave velocity (PWV). Indirect central PWV measures, such as ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...

DUS of the right dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) revealed minimal color filling and a blunted monophasic waveform (Figure 2D). The patient was placed in the supine position, and local anesthesia was ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome, is a condition where a muscular fibrous band of the diaphragm, the median arcuate ligament, compresses the celiac ...

These two rare meetings of the body and the mind made for a day to remember last week at Live Artery 2025 ... in her centennial year. A wave of viral videos highlights West Coast Swing, a style ...

In this case of left CEA, the continuous multichannel bilateral EEG analysis associated with the interpretation of the modification of the right radial artery waveform allows the early detection of ...

But that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been ...

In her new book, Cho Nam-Joo captures both the universality of sexism and the specificity of women’s experiences. When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose.

Perry won the National Book Award in 2022 for her nonfiction book “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.” Her latest explores the connections ...