Abstract
Impaired endothelial responsiveness to specific vasodilator stimuli has been used as a surrogate marker of cardiovascular risk. Multiple methods allow testing endothelial responses in both microvessels and conduit arteries, but it is still unclear whether there is a relationship in endothelial function between these two different vascular beds. Twenty-five healthy young non smoking male volunteers (age range 24-45) were enrolled. Radial (conduit) artery (endothelium-dependent) flow-mediated dilation (FMD), microvascular cutaneous reactive hyperemia (using laser Doppler) and acetylcholine-induced microvascular vasodilation (laser Doppler iontophoresis) were measured. Data were analyzed in a randomized fashion in order to test the existence of a correlation among these measures of endothelium (in)dependent vasodilation. Conduit artery FMD showed a negative correlation with resting radial artery diameter (R=0.44, P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 509-515 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Physiology