Racial Differences in Macrovascular and Microvascular Function Following Acute Antioxidant Supplementation

Ethnic differences in macrovascular and microvascular function in systolic heart failure.

BACKGROUND Endothelial dysfunction is implicated in the pathophysiological features of heart failure (HF), and ethnic differences in the presentation of cardiovascular disease are evident, with an excess seen among South Asians (SAs). However, data on ethnic differences in endothelial function in HF are limited. METHODS AND RESULTS In a cross-sectional study, we recruited 128 subjects with sy...

Marital Status and Physical Health: Racial Differences

Background and aims: As suggested by the Minorities’ Diminished Return Theory, the associationbetween socioeconomic status and health is weaker for racial and ethnic minorities compared toWhites. The current study compared Blacks and Whites in terms of the association between maritalstatus and physical health.Methods: The State of the State Survey (SOSS) included 881 adu...

Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications of Diabetes

Diabetes is a group of chronic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia. Chronic hyperglycemia injures the human body in many different ways. Modern medical care therefore uses a vast array of lifestyle and pharmaceutical interventions aimed at preventing and controlling hyperglycemia. One of the chief injuries arising from hyperglycemia is injury to vasculature, which is classified as either sm...

racial differences in secondary hyperparathyroidism

Persistent macrovascular and microvascular dysfunction in patients with malignant hypertension.

Endothelial dysfunction is characteristic of patients with essential hypertension, but only limited data are available on different aspects of endothelial function in patients with malignant-phase hypertension. We investigated myocardial perfusion using real-time quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography with concurrent assessment of macrovascular and microvascular endothelial damage/dy...