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Impaired Endothelial Function of Forearm Resistance Arteries in CADASIL Patients
Author(s) -
A. Stenborg,
Hannu Kalimo,
Matti Viitanen,
Andreas Terént,
Lars Lind
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.490029
Subject(s) - cadasil , medicine , vasodilation , forearm , brachial artery , cardiology , leukoencephalopathy , endothelium , vascular resistance , anesthesia , hemodynamics , anatomy , blood pressure , disease
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a hereditary arteriopathy, which mainly involves the brain causing stroke and dementia. Mice expressing the mutated protein display early dysfunction in vasoreactivity in resistance arteries, but studies of patients have been inconclusive so far.

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