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  • Title: Correlation analysis between different parameters of conduit artery and microvascular vasodilation.
    Author: Gori T, Di Stolfo G, Sicuro S, Dragoni S, Lisi M, Parker JD, Forconi S.
    Journal: Clin Hemorheol Microcirc; 2006; 35(4):509-15. PubMed ID: 17148850.
    Abstract:
    Impaired endothelial responsiveness to specific vasodilator stimuli has been used as a surrogate marker of cardiovascular risk. Multiple methods allow testing endothelial responses in both microvessels and conduit arteries, but it is still unclear whether there is a relationship in endothelial function between these two different vascular beds. Twenty-five healthy young non smoking male volunteers (age range 24-45) were enrolled. Radial (conduit) artery (endothelium-dependent) flow-mediated dilation (FMD), microvascular cutaneous reactive hyperemia (using laser Doppler) and acetylcholine-induced microvascular vasodilation (laser Doppler iontophoresis) were measured. Data were analyzed in a randomized fashion in order to test the existence of a correlation among these measures of endothelium (in)dependent vasodilation. Conduit artery FMD showed a negative correlation with resting radial artery diameter (R=0.44, P<0.05). There was a correlation between peak responsiveness to acetylcholine and peak reactive hyperemia (R=0.41, P<0.05). Conversely, absolutely no correlation was shown between FMD and measures of microvascular vasomotion, including reactive hyperemia (P=ns) and acetylcholine-induced vasodilation (P=ns). Using three different human in vivo models, we test conduit artery and microvascular endothelial vasodilation. While microvascular flow reserve measurements induced by endothelium-dependent and independent stimuli appear to be linearly correlated, we show no correlation in endothelium-dependent vasomotion between the micro- and macrocirculation.
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