title: Rheumatic mitral valve stenosis is associated with impaired flow-mediated dilatation.
abstract: It has been demonstrated that rheumatic mitral valve stenosis (RMVS) is associated with an increase in markers of endothelial dysfunction. It is not known whether this association indicates an impairment of flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the vascular endothelium. Thirty patients with RMVS and 30 healthy subjects were studied. FMD in patients with RMVS was significantly smaller than in healthy controls (11.9+/-0.4% vs 15.4+/-0.70%, p=0.003). The absolute change in brachial artery diameter in patients with RMVS was also significantly smaller than in healthy subjects (0.42+/-0.26 mm vs 0.64+/-0.32 mm, p<0.001). These findings suggest that vascular endothelial function is altered in patients with RMVS.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Göknur
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Alpay Turan
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Sezgin
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hücran
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kizilkiliç
authors.forename: Tansel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.forename: Haldun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müderrisoğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography