Tuesday, February 2, 2016 9:29 PM
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CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Zamboni's new publication, on-line, for free. Measuring the jugular venous pulse using ultrasound provides a means to observe how pulsatile flow and slowed drainage is affecting the brain. Dr. Zamboni spoke about this new scanning method, which was used on the space station, in his presentation at the Canadian Neurovascular Health Society conference. Thanks for the link, Sandro! http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689897/The jugular venous pulse (JVP) provides valuable information about cardiac haemodynamics and filling pressures and is an indirect estimate of the central venous pressure (CVP). Recently it has been proven that JVP can be obtained by measuring the cross-sectional ...
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