Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Endothelial dysfunction has been found in the peripheral circulation of patients with severe heart failure. However, whether the endothelial dysfunction improves after heart transplantation remains unknown. Our aim was to assess the forearm endothelium-dependent vasoreactivity one and six months after heart transplantation. METHODS:We studied 12 patients using high resolution brachial artery ultrasound to assess flow-mediated dilation induced by reactive hyperemia and nitroglycerin induced dilation (NTGdil). RESULTS:One month after heart transplantation, endothelium-dependent vasodilation was significantly impaired in 10 patients (83%), while it was preserved in the remaining two (17%) (0.4%+/-2.4% vs 9.9%+/-4.6%, respectively, P=.001). NTGdil was normal in both groups (12%+/-10% vs 23%+/-5%, respectively, P=NS). At six months, endothelial dysfunction was present in all patients including the two patients without endothelial dysfunction at the first study. CONCLUSIONS:The present study demonstrates that peripheral endothelial dysfunction is present after heart transplantation despite the improvement in left ventricular function. More studies are needed to prove if endothelial dysfunction reversion may improve survival in heart transplantation.
journal_name
Transplant Procjournal_title
Transplantation proceedingsauthors
Cuppoletti A,Sitges M,Pérez Villa F,Orús J,Magriñá J,Roig Edoi
10.1016/s0041-1345(03)00661-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-08-01 00:00:00pages
2011-3issue
5eissn
0041-1345issn
1873-2623pii
S0041134503006614journal_volume
35pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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