Sitting knee-flexion angle does not influence endothelial-dependent vasodilation in laboratory or free-living conditions.

Madeline E Shivgulam Myles William O'BrienYanlin WuHaoxuan LiuJennifer L PettersonBeverly D SchwartzDerek Stephen Kimmerly

Published in: Vascular medicine (London, England) (2024)

These findings suggest that knee-flexion angle-mediated arterial 'kinking' during sitting is not a major contributor toward sitting-induced popliteal endothelial-dependent vasodilatory dysfunction.

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total knee arthroplasty
endothelial cells
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oxidative stress
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diabetic rats
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