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This study is aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of imaging photoplethysmography to assess microcirculation response to local heating in order to develop a novel technology for assessing endothelial function. As a measure of vasodilation, we used the relative dynamics of the pulsatile component of the photoplethysmographic waveform, which was assessed in a large area of the outer surface of the middle third of the subject\u2019s forearm. The perfusion response was evaluated in six healthy volunteers during a test with local skin heating up to 40\u201342 \u00b0C and subsequent relaxation. The proposed method is featured by accurate control of the parameters affecting the microcirculation during the prolonged study. It was found that in response to local hyperthermia, a multiple increase in the pulsation component, which has a biphasic character, was observed. The amplitude of the first phase of the perfusion reaction depends on both the initial skin temperature and the difference between the basal and heating temperatures. The proposed method allows the assessment of a reproducible perfusion increase in response to hyperthermia developed due to humoral factors associated with the endothelium, thus allowing detection of its dysfunction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22155727","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]],"date-time":"2022-08-01T23:49:27Z","timestamp":1659397767000},"page":"5727","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Novel Method to Assess Endothelial Function via Monitoring of Perfusion Response to Local Heating by Imaging Photoplethysmography"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2506-9736","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexei A.","family":"Kamshilin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3366-8376","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Valeriy V.","family":"Zaytsev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia"},{"name":"Department of Circulation Physiology, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint Petersburg 197341, Russia"}]},{"given":"Anzhelika V.","family":"Belaventseva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia"}]},{"given":"Natalia P.","family":"Podolyan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1679-4450","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maxim A.","family":"Volynsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia"},{"name":"School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg 197101, Russia"}]},{"given":"Anastasiia V.","family":"Sakovskaia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia"},{"name":"Institute of Therapy and Instrumental Diagnostics, Pacific State Medical University, Vladivostok 690002, Russia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0869-0993","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roman V.","family":"Romashko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3063-439X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Oleg V.","family":"Mamontov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Automation and Control Processes of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia"},{"name":"Department of Circulation Physiology, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint Petersburg 197341, Russia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"620","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCRESAHA.115.306301","article-title":"Endothelial cell dysfunction and the pathobiology of atherosclerosis","volume":"118","author":"Gimbrone","year":"2016","journal-title":"Circ. 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