Are Stiffened Arteries Increasing Cardiovascular Risk in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia?
Systrom, Scheibenbogen and others have has found evidence of microcirculatory problems in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia, but what about the big blood vessels – the arteries? These muscular, but flexible, tubes transport oxygenated blood...
Whoops! Did a GET Study Just Explain Why It DOESN’T Work in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)?
A graded exercise therapy or GET chronic fatigue syndrome study found that a substantial number of ME/CFS patients may have cardiovascular problems that interfer with blood flows to the muscles.
Low Brain Blood Flows and Orthostatic Intolerance Ubiquitous in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Low brain blood flows and orthostatic intolerance; e.g. increased symptoms when standing or standing were found in virtually all chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) patients in this large study.
Narrowed Small Blood Vessels Linked to Fatigue in ME/CFS
Narrowed small blood vessels called arterioles that are mpeding the flow of blood to the tissues could be producing fatigue and exertion problem in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
The Blood Vessel Crunch: A Unifying Hypothesis for ME/CFS
What happens when your blood vessels get so scrunched down that you have trouble getting enough blood to your tissues? Your system tries to compensate, of course. The nerves lining your blood vessels cause them to open allowing more blood through. But what if that...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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