title: [Vasospasm--a generalized vascular event?].
abstract: Many factors have been implicated in the pathophysiology of vasospastic disease. The coincidence of vasospastic syndromes suggests that a systemic factor (blood-borne or neurologic) or a generalized functional abnormality of vascular smooth muscle causes vasospasms in different vascular beds. The evidence of vasospastic disease is discussed with respect to our knowledge of general and local control mechanisms in peripheral blood flow.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitäts-Poliklinik, Kantonsspital Basel.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gasser
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002196:Capillaries; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013035:Spasm / Q000503:physiopathology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D014661:Vasoconstriction
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide
vernacular_title: Vasospasmus--ein generalisiertes vaskuläres Geschehen?