Microcirculatory response to experimentally-induced whole body heat stress in healthy humans

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Vasodilation and increased skin blood flow (also sweating) are influential in heat dissipation during heat exposure and exercise. It is unclear how heat stress influences microcirculation. Side dark-field imaging visualizes the blood flow at the capillary level and helps to assess perfusion heterogeneity. Clinical and experimental data show that the sublingual region is clinically relevant for detecting microcirculatory alterations and more represents central microcirculation than cutaneous perfusion. We hypothesize that whole body heat stress may increase capillary density.

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