| Relationship between vascular dysfunction in peripheral arteries and ischemic episodes during daily life in patients with ischemic heart disease and hypercholesterolemia. | |
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PMID: 12094196 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: It is well established that endothelial dysfunction is present in patients with ischemic heart disease and hypercholesterolemia. Some of these patients will have signs of transient myocardial ischemia during Holter monitoring. We sought to describe the correlation between daily life ischemia and signs of endothelial dysfunction as assessed by means of brachial vasoreactivity. METHODS: We included in the study 131 patients with documented ischemic heart disease and a serum cholesterol level of > or =5 mmol/L before the institution of lipid-lowering treatment and dietary intervention. RESULTS: Satisfactory 48-hour Holter recordings and ultrasound scans of the brachial artery were obtained in 119 patients. During 5712 hours of ambulatory monitoring, 181 episodes of transient ST-segment depression with a mean duration of 52 +/- 66 minutes were recorded in 31 patients. The mean percentage dilatation of the brachial artery after occlusion was 4.38% +/- 5.66%; after nitroglycerin administration, it was 13.86% +/- 7.06%. By means of Spearman correlation analysis, the number of ischemic episodes and degree of flow-mediated vasodilatation and nitroglycerin-mediated vasodilatation were significantly negatively correlated (r = -0.249, P =.006 and r = -0.302, P =.02, respectively). In a linear regression model, the presence of ischemic episodes was a significant predictor of impaired flow-mediated vasodilatation (beta = -3.31, P <.01), even after the adjustment for vessel size and classic cardiovascular risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate a significant relationship between ischemic episodes and vascular dysfunction in patients with ischemic heart disease and hypercholesterolemia and may justify an aggressive preventive therapy targeted directly at the endothelium. |
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Authors:
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Eva Søndergaard; Jacob E Møller; Kenneth Egstrup |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American heart journal Volume: 144 ISSN: 1097-6744 ISO Abbreviation: Am. Heart J. Publication Date: 2002 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-07-02 Completed Date: 2002-07-18 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370465 Medline TA: Am Heart J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 108-14 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Svendborg Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark. evas@dadlnet.dk |
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Aged Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology Brachial Artery / physiopathology, ultrasonography Electrocardiography Electrocardiography, Ambulatory Endothelium, Vascular / physiopathology* Female Heart Function Tests Humans Hypercholesterolemia / physiopathology*, therapy Male Middle Aged Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology*, therapy Nitroglycerin / therapeutic use Vasodilation Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use |
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0/Vasodilator Agents; 55-63-0/Nitroglycerin |
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