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Impairment of the vasodilatation capability of the brachial artery in patients with idiopathic venous thrombosis.
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PMID:  20702975     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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AIM: Determination of the functional capability of the peripheral arteries is increasingly used as an early marker of vessel disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate flow-mediated (FMD) and glyceryl trinitrate-mediated (NMD) dilation of the brachial artery in patients with idiopathic venous thrombosis (VT).
METHODS: Flow-mediated brachial artery dilatation and the dilatation response to glyceryl trinitrate were measured using high-resolution ultrasound in 97 subjects (49 eligible patients of both sexes, mean age 51.5 ± 14.6 years, with idiopathic venous thrombosis, and 48 age-matched healthy controls).
RESULTS: Compared to the control group, FMD was significantly reduced in the group of patients with idiopathic venous thrombosis -4.9% (95% CI 1.1-8.7%) vs. 12.7% (95% CI 7.8-17.6%), p<0.001. Patients also had diminished NMD of the brachial artery -12.5% (95% CI 6.6-18.4%) vs. 18.5% (95% CI 10.1-26.9%), p<0.001. In patients, significantly higher levels of circulatory markers (P-selectin, von Willebrand factor) of endothelial dysfunction were registered.
CONCLUSIONS: Idiopathic venous thrombosis is associated with impaired flow- and GTN-mediated vasodilatory response of the brachial artery. This may suggest involvement of the functional deterioration of the vessel wall in the pathogenesis of idiopathic VT and indicate a relationship between VT and atherothrombosis.
Authors:
Mateja Kaja Jezovnik; Pavel Poredos; Monika Stalc
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1880-3873     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Atheroscler. Thromb.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-03     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9506298     Medline TA:  J Atheroscler Thromb     Country:  Japan    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1190-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Vascular Disease, Ljubljana University Medical Centre, Slovenia.
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