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. 2009;114(4):221-7.
doi: 10.3109/03009730903225537.

Serum ADMA concentration-- an independent factor determining FMD impairment in cardiac syndrome X

Maciej Haberka  1 , Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Zbigniew Gasior, Magdalena Mizia, Joanna Janowska, Michał Holecki, Barbara Zahorska-Markiewicz
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Serum ADMA concentration-- an independent factor determining FMD impairment in cardiac syndrome X

Maciej Haberka et al. Ups J Med Sci. 2009.

Abstract

Mechanisms of decreased endogenous vascular reactivity in individuals with cardiac syndrome X (CSX) are not fully understood.

Aim: To evaluate the following serum markers: total nitric oxide (NO), asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and to establish their relation to ultrasound indexes of endothelial function and structural remodeling in CSX patients.

Method: The study group consisted of 43 CSX patients (mean age: 56.3 +/- 9 years), while the control group included 21 healthy subjects (mean age: 54.86 +/- 6.9 years). The high-resolution ultrasound was performed to measure: flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD), nitroglycerine-mediated vasodilatation (NMD) and intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid arteries.

Results: In CSX patients, significantly lower FMD (9.06 +/- 3.2%) and significantly higher IMT (0.667 +/- 0.14 mm) values were observed compared to healthy individuals (17.42 +/- 8.4%, 0.571 +/- 0.2 mm; P < 0.05). Mean total NO serum concentration was significantly higher in the CSX group (48.2 +/- 18.2 micromol/L) as compared to controls (32.1 +/- 1.4 micromol/L; P < 0.0001). There were no differences in serum ADMA and PDGF levels. In CSX patients, FMD values correlated with NO (r = 0.323; P = 0.039) and ADMA (r = -0.387; P = 0.012) serum levels; however, there were no significant correlations between NO and ADMA concentrations.

Conclusion: Serum ADMA concentration is the only independent factor determining FMD impairment.

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