Acute Systemic Inflammation Impairs Endothelium-Dependent Dilatation in Humans
Author(s) -
Aroon D. Hingorani,
Jenny Cross,
Rajesh Kharbanda,
Michael Mullen,
Kiran Bhagat,
Mia Taylor,
Ann E. Donald,
Miriam PalaciosCallender,
George E. Griffin,
John Deanfield,
Raymond J. MacAllister,
Patrick Vallance
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.102.9.994
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammation , systemic inflammation , endothelium , cardiology , intensive care medicine
We tested the hypothesis that endothelial dysfunction underlies the association between an acute inflammatory episode and the transiently increased risk of a cardiovascular event by examining the effects of an experimental inflammatory stimulus on endothelium-dependent vasodilation.
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