Francesco Faita

TL;DR: The flow-mediated dilation (FMD) technique as mentioned in this paper represents an endothelium-dependent, largely nitric oxide (NO)-mediated dilatation of conduit arteries in response to an imposed increase in blood flow and shear stress.

TL;DR: A system for computing the brachial artery diameter in real-time by analyzing B-mode ultrasound images based on a robust edge detection algorithm which is used to automatically locate the two walls of the vessel.

TL;DR: A new system for the CIMT measurement that conjugates precision with real‐time analysis is developed, thus providing considerable advantages in clinical practice, and has been accepted as a noninvasive marker of early vascular alteration.

TL;DR: This study shows a homogeneous coefficient of variation for FMD among different centers and demonstrates for the first time that rigorous and standardized procedure may provide reproducible FMD assessment to study endothelial function in multicenter clinical trials.

TL;DR: Results show that a non pharmacological, multicomponent intervention improves cognitive status and indicators of brain health in MCI subjects.