Open AccessTime‐Course Analysis of Flow Mediated Dilation for the Evaluation of Endothelial Function After a High‐Fat Meal in African Americans
Author(s) -
Marinos Alejandro,
Celedonio Jorge E.,
Ramirez Claudia E.,
Gottlieb JoAnn,
Gamboa Alfredo,
Hui Nian,
Yu Chang,
Michael Stein C.,
Biaggioni Italo,
Shibao Cyndya A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.115.002388
Subject(s) - medicine , meal , dilation (metric space) , cardiology , mathematics , combinatorics
Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is used to assess endothelial function through changes in vascular diameter after hyperemia. High-fat meal (HFM) has been shown to induce endothelial dysfunction; recent studies, however, reported conflicting results in obese African American women (AAW). Differences in the method used to analyze FMD may explain these discrepancies.