PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME AND CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION-A DISTINCT CLINICAL SUBSET
AL Dumitrascu, M Popescu, I Tamsula, S Tudor, C Tanaseanu · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: The combination of typical anginal chest pain, non-invasive stress tests indicative of myocardial ischemia and angiographically normal coronary arteries is reffered as cardiac syndrome X(CSX).Impairment of microvascular endothelial function, by different causes(mainly oxidative stress)resulting in inadequate coronary flow reserve, has been suggested to be a mechanism of the disease. Flow mediated dilation is an appropriate method to study endothelial function because it is noninvasive and reflects NO availability in the vessel.The study was undertaken to asses characteristics of patients with primary an…
