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Evaluation of Coronary Microvascular and Endothelial Function in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Purpose of reviewCoronary endothelial and microvascular dysfunction leads to chronic angina (ANOCA) and ischemia (INOCA) in the absence of...
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Role of dietary interventions on microvascular health in South-Asian Surinamese people with type 2 diabetes in the Netherlands: A randomized controlled trial
Background/objectivesWe investigated whether dietary interventions, i.e. a fasting mimicking diet (FMD, Prolon®) or glycocalyx mimetic...
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Circulating levels of galectin-3 and coronary microvascular perfusion in rheumatoid arthritis patients with suppressed inflammation
ObjectiveCardiovascular manifestations are the leading cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Galectin-3, a lectin protein with major role...
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Alcohol consumption and microvascular dysfunction: a J-shaped association: The Maastricht Study
BackgroundMicrovascular dysfunction (MVD) is an important contributor to major clinical disease such as stroke, dementia, depression, retinopathy,...
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Role of CD34-immunopositive Microvascular Density in Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
ObjectiveTo assess the microvascular density (MVD) in juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) with CD34 immunostaining and evaluate its...
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Coronary microvascular obstruction and dysfunction in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Despite prompt epicardial recanalization in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), coronary microvascular...
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Detection of Retinal Microvascular Changes with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Patients with Acute Leukemia Without Retinopathy
IntroductionAcute leukemia often affects microcirculation perfusion. This study aimed to investigate retinal microvascular changes in patients with...
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Both LDL and HDL particle concentrations associate positively with an increased risk of develo** microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes: lost protection by HDL (Zodiac-63)
BackgroundTriglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRL) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are associated positively whereas high-density lipoproteins (HDL)...
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Angiography-derived index of microvascular resistance in takotsubo syndrome
Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) has been proposed as a key driver in the etiopathogenesis of Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), likely related to an...
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Coronary microvascular dysfunction and atrial reservoir function
BackgroundCoronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) refers to structural and functional abnormalities of the coronary microcirculation, which may be...
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Strengths and weaknesses of alternative noninvasive imaging approaches for microvascular ischemia
Structural and functional abnormalities of coronary microvasculature are highly prevalent in several clinical settings and often associated with...
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Peripheral and ocular microvascular alterations in systemic sclerosis: observations from capillaroscopic assessments, perfusion peripheral analysis, and optical coherence tomography angiography
To investigate the correlations between finger microvascular morphology and function in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the status of...
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Invasive evaluation of coronary microvascular dysfunction
Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is a prevalent cause of ischemic heart disease and is associated with poorer quality of life and worse...
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Impaired skin microvascular endothelial reactivity in critically ill COVID-19 patients
BackgroundSome clinical and histological studies have reported that SARS-CoV-2 infection may damage the endothelium. However, the impact of this...
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Retinochoroidal microvascular changes in newly developed obese children: an optical coherence tomography angiography study
BackgroundChildhood obesity was associated with retinochoroidal microvascular changes using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), but...
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Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and its relation to microvascular complication in geriatric patients with diabetes: a case-controlled study
BackgroundDiabetes mellitus is a complex chronic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from defective insulin secretion, defective...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of high-intensity statin on coronary microvascular dysfunction
ObjectiveThe purpose of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the role of high-intensity statin pretreatment on coronary microvascular dysfunction in...
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Incremental effect of coronary obstruction on myocardial microvascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients evaluated by first-pass perfusion CMR study
BackgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) frequently coexists with obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD), which are at increased risk for...
