Obesity and statins are both independent predictors of enhanced coronary arteriolar dilation in patients undergoing heart surgery

A paradoxical inverse relationship between body mass index, morbidity and mortality in patients with ischemic heart disease has been noted; but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Given that coronary resistance arteries are the primary regulators of myocardial blood flow, we examined the effec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 2013-04, Vol.8 (1), p.117-117, Article 117
Hauptverfasser:	Cassuto, James, Feher, Attila, Lan, Ling, Patel, Vijay S, Kamath, Vinayak, Anthony, Daniel C, Bagi, Zsolt
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Analysis Body Mass Index Bradykinin Bradykinin - pharmacology Cardiac patients Cardiac Surgical Procedures Cardiovascular agents Cardiovascular disease Coronary Artery Disease - complications Coronary Artery Disease - drug therapy Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology Coronary Vessels - drug effects Coronary Vessels - physiopathology Evaluation Female Health aspects Heart diseases Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use In Vitro Techniques Ischemia Male Microcirculation - drug effects Microscopy, Video Middle Aged Mortality Obesity Obesity - complications Obesity - physiopathology Regression Analysis Risk Factors Statins Surgery Vasodilation - drug effects Vasodilation - physiology Weight control
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