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| Chequer,G.; Navarro,T.P.; Nascimento,B.R.; Falqueto,E.B.; Nascimento,D.C.; Alencar,M.C.N.; Mandil,A.; Saad,J.A.; Fonseca,C.P.; Ribeiro,A.L.. |
| Endothelial function (EF) plays an important role in the onset and clinical course of atherosclerosis, although its relationship with the presence and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) has not been well defined. We evaluated EF and the ST segment response to an exercise test in patients with a broad spectrum of CAD defined by coronary angiography. Sixty-two patients submitted to diagnostic catheterization for the evaluation of chest pain or ischemia in a provocative test were divided into three groups according to the presence and severity of atherosclerotic lesions (AL): group 1: normal coronaries (N = 19); group 2: CAD with AL <70% (N = 17); group 3: CAD with AL ≥70% (N = 26). EF was evaluated by the percentage of flow-mediated dilatation (%FMD)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coronary artery disease; Endothelial function; Exercise testing. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000500003 |
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