Abstract
Recent epidemiological studies have highlighted higher risk of subsequent development of atherosclerotic disease in patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT). We evaluated the Flow Mediated Dilation (FMD) looking for arterial endothelial dysfunction, predictive for future ischaemic cardiovascular events, in patients with idiopathic DVT. FMD was measured in the brachial artery in 60 subjects with idiopathic DVT (age 60.1±17.4) and in 60 subjects without idiopathic DVT (age 61.2±15.1), with a similar cardiovascular risk factor profile. DVT patients showed lower FMD (6.78%±5.53% vs 10.88±3.31%, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 565-573 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- Atherosclerosis
- Endothelial dysfunction
- Flow mediated dilation
- Venous thrombosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Physiology (medical)
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Endocrinology
- Physiology
- Cancer Research