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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030493
关键词
EndoPAT; endothelium; carotid intima-media thickness
The study found that patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) have reduced endothelial function, indicating cardiovascular risk, but no changes in vascular structure. Therefore, long-term management of these patients should include evaluation of vascular parameters.
The life expectancy of patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) has increased in recent years. As a result, other risk factors with later onset in life are in the focus of patient care. Endothelial function is an early indicator of cardiovascular risk and was investigated along further structural vessel properties. A total of 17 patients (41.7 +/- 7.1 years, 8 women) with Tetralogy of Fallot were 1:2 matched for sex with 34 (38.9 +/- 8.1 years, 16 women) healthy volunteers. Participants received an assessment of their endothelial function and a structural assessment of the aorta. Patients with ToF showed a reduced endothelial function determined by reactive hyperaemia index after adjusting for age, weight and height (ToF: 1.55 +/- 0.31 vs. controls: 1.84 +/- 0.47; p = 0.023). No differences in carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) between the ToF and healthy controls (ToF: 0.542 +/- 0.063 mm vs. controls: 0.521 +/- 0.164 mm; p = 0.319) were found. Patients with ToF had reduced vascular function compared to healthy subjects. As the structural component is not affected, endothelial dysfunction seems not to have yet manifested itself as a morphological change. Nevertheless, long-term management of these patients should include vascular parameters.
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