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Hoffmann, R. A wiki for the life sciences where authorship matters. Nature Genetics (2008)
 
 
 

Cranial venous outflow under lower body positive and negative pressure conditions and head-up and -down tilts.

BACKGROUND: Although there exists a large body of knowledge on the regulation of arterial cerebral hemodynamics, little is known about the cerebral venous outflow (CVO). METHODS: In 19 healthy volunteers, the middle cerebral artery and the straight sinus were examined using transcranial Doppler sonography. Arterial and venous mean flow velocities (aFV(mean), vFV(mean), respectively) were registered continuously while applying lower body positive (LBPP) or negative (LBNP) pressure of 30 mmHg and performing head-down (-20 degrees , HDT) and -up (+30 degrees , HUT) tilt manoeuvres. The arterial blood pressure was registered simultaneously with a noninvasive finger blood pressure monitor. Relative changes in parameters compared to the proceeding no-pressure, no-tilt baseline were used for analysis. RESULTS: While aFV(mean) did not change significantly, vFV(mean) inc reased during LBPP by 10.5 +/- 2.9% and decreased during LBNP by 15.1 +/- 3.5% (mean +/- standard error of mean [SEM], P < .01). HUT resulted in a decrease in vFV(mean) by 25.5 +/- 3.3% and HDT, in an increase by 7.8 +/- 3.2% (P < .01) without alteration in aFV(mean). This may imply a decrease of cerebral blood volume (CBV) during LBPP and HDT and an increase during LBNP and HUT. CONCLUSIONS: CVO cannot be neglected when studying cerebral hemodynamics because it might affect the CBV.[1]

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  1. Cranial venous outflow under lower body positive and negative pressure conditions and head-up and -down tilts. Stolz, E., Fox, B.C., Hoffmann, O., Gerriets, T., Blaes, F., Kraus, J., Kaps, M. J. Neuroimaging (2009) [Pubmed]
 
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