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  • Title: Low flow-mediated constriction occurs in the radial but not the brachial artery in healthy pregnant and nonpregnant women.
    Author: Weissgerber TL, Davies GA, Tschakovsky ME.
    Journal: J Appl Physiol (1985); 2010 May; 108(5):1097-105. PubMed ID: 20185630.
    Abstract:
    Radial artery diameter decreases when a wrist cuff is inflated to stop blood flow to distal tissue. This phenomenon, referred to as low flow-mediated vasoconstriction (L-FMC), was proposed as a vascular function test. Recommendations that L-FMC be measured concurrently with flow-mediated dilation (FMD) were based on radial artery data. However, cardiovascular disease prediction studies traditionally measure brachial artery FMD. Therefore, studies should determine whether L-FMC occurs in the brachial artery. The hypothesis that reduced shear causes L-FMC has not been tested. Brachial and radial artery L-FMC and FMD were assessed in active nonpregnant (n=17), inactive nonpregnant (n=10), active pregnant (n=15, 34.1+/-1.2 wk gestation), and inactive pregnant (n=8, 34.2+/-2.2 wk gestation) women. Radial artery diameter decreased significantly during occlusion in all groups (nonpregnant, -4.4+/-4.2%; pregnant, -6.4+/-3.2%). Brachial artery diameter did not change in active and inactive nonpregnant, and inactive pregnant women; however, the small decrease in active pregnant women was significant. Occlusion decreased shear rate in both arteries, yet L-FMC only occurred in the radial artery. Radial artery L-FMC was not correlated with the reduction in shear rate. L-FMC occurs in the radial but not the brachial artery and is not related to changes in shear rate. Positive correlations between L-FMC (negative values) and FMD (positive values) suggest that radial artery FMD may be reduced among women who experience greater L-FMC. Studies should clarify the underlying stimulus and mechanisms regulating L-FMC, and test the hypothesis that endothelial dysfunction is manifested as enhanced brachial artery L-FMC, but attenuated radial artery L-FMC.
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