dc.creator | Germain A,Alfredo M | |
dc.creator | Irribarra P,Verónica | |
dc.creator | Valdés S,Gloria | |
dc.creator | Romanik F,Mary Carmen | |
dc.creator | Leighton P,Federico | |
dc.creator | Mardones S,Francisco | |
dc.creator | Cuevas M,Ada | |
dc.date | 2004-04-01 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-17T15:33:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-02-17T15:33:42Z | |
dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872004000400005 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/130916 | |
dc.description | Background: Endothelial dysfunction is an important pathogenetic mechanism in the development of atherosclerosis. Aim: To evaluate endothelial function in Chilean children and adult subjects and to provide normal values of flow mediated dilatation (FMD) in the Chilean population. Subjects and Methods: Flow mediated dilation of the brachial artery was measured by high resolution ultrasonography in healthy children (n=32) and adults (n=69) of both gender, in a group of 8 healthy women during 4 periods of pregnancy and late postpartum, and in 22 men and women with a history of stroke or coronary heart disease. Results: FMD in boys and girls was 9.9±3.6 and 10.0±4.2% respectively (NS). The figures for young women and young men were 11.3±3.8 and 8.6±3.9, respectively (p=0.02); for postmenopausal women and older men, 5.5±6.6 and 7.6±6.7 respectively (NS). During normal pregnancy and postpartum there were no significant changes in FMD. Patients with cardiovascular disease had a FMD of 0.3±5.2%, (p <0.001, with other groups). Conclusions: The present study provides values of FMD in healthy Chilean subjects of different ages, and in patients with coronary heart disease (Rev Méd Chile 2004; 132: 437-44) | |
dc.format | text/html | |
dc.language | es | |
dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98872004000400005 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.132 n.4 2004 | |
dc.subject | Atherosclerosis | |
dc.subject | Endothelium | |
dc.subject | Vascular ultrasonography | |
dc.title | Evaluación ultrasonográfica de la función endotelial en niños y adultos chilenos | |