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Pulmonary artery smooth muscle activation attenuates arterial dysfunction during acute pulmonary hypertension by Santana, Daniel Bia, Barra, Juan Gabriel, Grignola, Juan Carlos, Gines, Fernando Florencio, Armentano, Ricardo Luis

“…1 Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay; 2 Facultad de Ingeniería, y Ciencias Exactas y Naturales,…”
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Vascular Smooth Muscle Activation Improves Aortic Compliance with Respect to Mechanical Loading by Craiem, Damian, Graf, Sebastián, Armentano, Ricardo Luis, Barra, Juan Gabriel

“…During a pressure rise, the aortic enlargement is followed by an arterial compliance reduction. For elevated pressure levels, vascular smooth muscle (VSM)…”
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Arterial Wall Mechanics in Conscious Dogs: Assessment of Viscous, Inertial, and Elastic Moduli to Characterize Aortic Wall Behavior by Armentano, Ricardo Luis, Barra, Juan Gabriel, Levenson, Jaime, Simon, Alain, Pichel, Ricardo Horacio

“…To evaluate arterial physiopathology, complete arterial wall mechanical characterization is necessary. This study presents a model for determining the elastic…”
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Contribution of myocardium hydraulic skeleton to left ventricular wall interaction and synergy in dogs by Barra, Juan Gabriel, Crottogini, Alberto José, Willshaw, Peter, Lascano, Elena Catalina, Pichel, Ricardo Horacio

“…The most premature motion change after coronary occlusion is early diastolic thinning of the ischemic left ventricular (LV) wall, with concomitant thickening…”
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Assessment of Smooth Muscle Contribution to Descending Thoracic Aortic Elastic Mechanics in Conscious Dogs by Barra, Juan Gabriel, Armentano, Ricardo Luis, Levenson, Jaime, Cabrera Fischer, Edmundo I, Pichel, Ricardo Horacio, Simon, Alain

“…Early investigators found contradictory evidence that vascular smooth muscle activation reduces the elastic modulus of the arterial wall under isotonic…”
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In vivo angiotensin II receptor blockade and converting enzyme inhibition on canine aortic viscoelasticity by Barra, J G, Levenson, J, Armentano, R L, Cabrera Fischer, E I, Pichel, R H, Simon, A

“…The influence of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) on the aortic wall mechanical properties under angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibition (enalaprilat, 0.3…”
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Smart smooth muscle spring-dampers by Armentano, R.L, Barra, J.G, Pessana, F.M, Craiem, D.O, Graf, S, Santana, D.B, Sanchez, R.A

“…Reports on smart smooth muscle spring-dampers. Pulsatile pressure in arteries produces mechanical oscillations. High frequency vibrations tend to produce…”
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Preventive effect of chronic converting enzyme inhibition on aortic stiffening induced by renovascular hypertension in conscious dogs by Fischer, E I, Levenson, J, Barra, J G, Armentano, R L, Pichel, R H, Simon, A

“…The aim was to assess the influence of the renin-angiotensin system on the geometrical and elastic properties of the aorta in conscious dogs, using a model of…”
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Smart smooth muscle spring-dampers. Smooth muscle smart filtering helps to more efficiently protect the arterial wall by Armentano, Ricardo L, Barra, Juan Gabriel, Pessana, Franco Martin, Craiem, Damian O, Graf, Sebastian, Santana, Daniel Bia, Sanchez, Ramiro A

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The effect of the new calcium antagonist nisoldipine (BAY k-5552) on myocardial infarct size limitation in conscious dogs by Crottogini, A J, Depaoli, J R, Barra, J G, Fischer, E C, Rodríguez Chatruc, M, Pichel, R H, de la Fuente, L

“…The effect of the new calcium antagonist nisoldipine (BAY k-5552) on myocardial infarct size was studied in four groups of conscious dogs undergoing acute left…”
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