Endothelial function of the popliteal artery in patients with coronary artery disease.
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چکیده
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated more closely with atherosclerosis in the popliteal than in the brachial artery. This case-control study aimed at clarifying whether endothelial dysfunction of patients with CAD can be detected non-invasively in the popliteal artery by means of ischemia-induced flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and cold pressor reaction (CPR), and how it compares with the brachial artery. We further investigated a new mode of evaluation of the CPR. Eleven cases with CAD were compared with 16 matched healthy controls. Popliteal and brachial arterial diameter was monitored by ultrasound for 20 min following ischemia and cold pressor. For CPR, the difference between maximum and minimum diameter was defined as maximum vasomotion. In the popliteal artery, maximum vasomotion and FMD were significantly smaller in cases than in controls, the difference being more pronounced than in the brachial artery, where only maximum vasomotion was significantly smaller. After exclusion of current smokers, only the difference in maximum vasomotion of both arteries remained significant. We conclude that maximum vasomotion may be more sensitive for detection of endothelial dysfunction than FMD. Endothelial dysfunction in patients with CAD is more pronounced in the popliteal artery than in the brachial artery.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Atherosclerosis
دوره 155 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001