Open AccessFlow-Mediated Dilatation of the Brachial Artery for Assessing Endothelial Dysfunction in Children with Moyamoya Disease
Author(s) -
Eun Hee Kim,
Hyung Chul Lee,
Jin-Gyun Chung,
Sang-Hoon Ji,
Young Eun Jang,
Ji Hyun Lee,
Jin Tae Kim,
Hee Soo Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.385
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1423-0305
pISSN - 1016-2291
DOI - 10.1159/000509406
Subject(s) - medicine , brachial artery , moyamoya disease , cardiology , internal carotid artery , endothelial dysfunction , cuff , blood pressure , surgery
Moyamoya disease is a progressive, steno-occlusive arteriopathy involving the internal carotid artery and its branches and causing recurrent stroke episodes in children. Patients with moyamoya disease may be more susceptible to influences that cause endothelial dysfunction. We evaluated whether flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery is useful for assessing endothelial dysfunction in children with moyamoya disease.