J Alshammari, S Quesnel, S Pierrot… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier ... The treatment consists of fibreoptic endoscopic balloon dilatation using multi-diameter hydrostatic built-in wire guided balloon esophageal dilators (Boston Scientific ® , Natick, MA, USA) (Fig. 1). The balloons are 5.5 cm long, their diameter ranging from 6 mm to 18 mm. ...
JR Hogg, M Caccavale, B Gillen… - Seminars in …, 2011 - thieme-connect.com ... Elevation in pleural microvascular hydrostatic pressure (namely systemic and pulmonary venous pressure), changes in colloid oncotic pressures, or disruption of the ... A dilator is used to expand the subcutaneous tissues and the pigtail catheter is then placed over the guidewire. ... Related articles - All 2 versions
DJ Green… - Hypertension, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc ... occurring as a result of increased shear stress is offset by a vasoconstriction resulting from direct impact of hydrostatic pressure drop. ... This is relevant because it has been proposed that FMD dilator (percentage) responses should be normalized via division by the shear stress ... Related articles - All 2 versions
B Jiang, M Seddon, H Fok, A Donald… - Hypertension, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc ... In conclusion, the initial flow/shear-mediated dilator response to reactive hyperemia is masked by an opposing vasoconstriction caused by a drop in hydrostatic pressure along the upper limb (as a consequence of the high flow) and, hence, fall in transmural distending pressure. ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 3 versions
C Georgalas - European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2011 - Springer ... resistance tends to increase both actively due to postural reflex mechanisms as well as passively as a result of the reduced hydrostatic pressure on ... oxymetazoline) in OSA: In the first of these studies [50] the decongestant was combined with an internal nasal valve dilator, in the ... Related articles - All 2 versions