Intermittent pneumatic compression devises - Physiological mechanisms of action

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 383-392

  Chen, A H ^a   Frangos, S G ^a   Kilaru, S ^a   Sumpio, B E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial insufficiency; Cyclic strain; Deep venous thrombosis; Fibrinolysis; Mechanical stress; Plasminogen activator inhibitor; Pneumatic compression; Prostacyclin; Shear stress; Tissue factor pathway inhibitor; Tissue plasminogen activator; Venous insufficiency; Venous stasis

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG ULCER; LYMPHEDEMA; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034982076     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1348     Document Type: Article

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