Journal
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Volume 201, Issue 1, Pages 112-116Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.02.016
Keywords
Coronary flow reserve; Metabolic syndrome; Microvascular function
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Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events. Coronary flow reserve (CFR). as determined by transthoracic echocardiography, is an indicator of microvascular function. In this study, we sought to determine whether CFR is impaired in patients with MetS without clinical coronary heart disease. Methods: Thirty-three patients with MetS (mean age, 67 +/- 8 years) and 35 age- and sex-matched controls were studied prospectively. Transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography was performed on all patients. Baseline and hyperemic (after dipyridamole infusion) coronary flow rates were measured using pulsed Doppler echocardiography. CFR was calculated as the ratio of hyperemic to baseline diastolic peak velocities. Results: There was no difference with regard to baseline systolic and diastolic coronary flow rates in patients with MetS compared with control subjects (19.9 +/- 3.1 cm/s vs. 19.7 +/- 2.9cm/s, P > .05; and 27.7 +/- 4.2 cm/s vs. 27.1 +/- 3.6cm/s, P > .05, respectively). Hyperemic diastolic flow and CFR were significantly lower in patients with MetS than in controls (61.7 +/- 9.4cm/s vs. 70.2 +/- 9.2cm/s. P < .0001; and 2.2 +/- 0.5 vs. 2.6 +/- 0.4, P = .001, respectively). In a logistic regression analysis that included age. sex, body mass index, hypertension, and dyslipidemia and MetS, MetS was the only predictor of a CFR < 2.5 (P = .007, OR = 6.1, 95% CI: 1.6-23.3). Conclusion: In conclusion, CFR is impaired in patients with MetS suggesting that coronary microvascular dysfunction. an early finding of atherosclerosis, is present in this patient Population. Metabolic syndrome is associated with a CFR < 2.5. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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