title: [Vascular reactivity related to postural changes in diabetics].
abstract: Resting skin flow (RF) and the venoarteriolar response (VAR) were studied in 40 patients with diabetic microangiopathy and neuropathy, in 40 diabetes with microangiopathy and in 30 normal subjects using laser-Doppler flowmetry. In patients with microangiopathy and neuropathy RF was increased and the VAR was impaired to a greater extent than in patients without neuropathy. We evaluated the microangiopathy index (VAR/RF) that was lower in diabetics without neuropathy and even lower in those with neuropathy than in normals We also evaluated the VAR with different postural changes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Microcircolazione, Università degli Studi di Chieti.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cesarone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laurora
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: De Sanctis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pomante
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belcaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001160:Arterioles / Q000502:physiology; D001775:Blood Circulation; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D011187:Posture; D012018:Reflex; D012146:Rest; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D014680:Veins / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: La reattività vascolare da variazioni posturali nei diabetici.