This paper discusses the methodology and research applications of radionuclide plethysmography for assessing venous capacitance.
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Offers a methodological framework for venous capacitance research; leaves open clinical validation and adoption.
Many cardiovascular drugs act predominantly on the peripheral circulation and their effects on resistance vessels can be relatively easily assessed by relating changes in pressure to changes in flow [1–3]. The venous circulation however, serves a capacitance function and is better described in terms of pressure/volume (P/V) relations [4, 5].
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Schmitt et al. (2002) studied this question.
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