Abstract
Aims: To investigate the microvascular function in apparently healthy individuals showing signs of early macrovascular endothelial dysfunction. Methods: Healthy participants aged between 30–55 years were recruited for the present study. Baseline measurements included body-mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), 24-h blood pressure, as well as fasted venous glucose, triglycerides (TG) and cholesterol (HDL, LDL and total). Brachial artery reactivity was measured using the flow-mediated dilation (FMD) technique and retinal vessel reactivity was assessed by using the Dynamic Retinal Vessel Analyser (DVA) in all individuals. The enrolled participants were separated in two groups, based on either a reduced (group 1:
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6962 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 23 |
Early online date | 25 Nov 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2022 |
Bibliographical note
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Keywords
- microvascular function
- retina
- vascular endothelial
- flow-mediated dilation