Endothelial dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes post acute coronary syndrome

Natalie G. Lumsden, Karen L. Andrews, Maria Bobadilla, Xiao L. Moore, Amanda K. Sampson, James A. Shaw, Jacques Mizrahi, David M. Kaye, Anthony M. Dart, Jaye P F Chin-Dusting

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Abstract

This single visit study examined whether endothelial function, in addition to cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and plasma microparticle content, was normalised in 15 patients with type 2 diabetes + acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (6 weeks-6 months post cardiac event) undergoing standard clinical care compared to 16 sex- and age-matched healthy controls.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)368-374
Number of pages7
JournalDiabetes and Vascular Disease Research
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

Keywords

  • acute coronary syndrome
  • endothelial dysfunction
  • endothelial microparticles
  • peripheral arterial tonometry
  • plethysmography
  • Type 2 diabetes

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