Macro- and Microvascular Function in Middle-Aged Individuals with Low Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Sunni Patel; Hala Shokr; Adam Greenstein; Doina Gherghel; Roberto Pedrinelli

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Macro- and Microvascular Function in Middle-Aged Individuals with Low Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Sunni Patel, Hala Shokr, Adam Greenstein, Doina Gherghel^*, Roberto Pedrinelli (Editor)

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Aims: To investigate the microvascular function in apparently healthy individuals showing signs of early macrovascular endothelial dysfunction. Methods: Healthy participants aged between 30–55 years were recruited for the present study. Baseline measurements included body-mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), 24-h blood pressure, as well as fasted venous glucose, triglycerides (TG) and cholesterol (HDL, LDL and total). Brachial artery reactivity was measured using the flow-mediated dilation (FMD) technique and retinal vessel reactivity was assessed by using the Dynamic Retinal Vessel Analyser (DVA) in all individuals. The enrolled participants were separated in two groups, based on either a reduced (group 1:

Original language	English
Article number	6962
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Clinical Medicine
Volume	11
Issue number	23
Early online date	25 Nov 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11236962
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

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microvascular function
retina
vascular endothelial
flow-mediated dilation

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