Predicting the development of atherosclerosis

Circulation

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 919-921

  Steffel, Jan ^a,b   Lüscher, Thomas F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Editorials; Endothelial function; Flow mediated dilation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; HUMAN; INTIMA; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASODILATION;

EID: 61849151001     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.846725     Document Type: Editorial

References (20)

1. Hansson GK. Inflammation, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med. 2005;352:1685-1695.
2. Spieker LE, Lüscher TF, Noll G. Current strategies and perspectives for correcting endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2001;38(Suppl 2):S35-S41.
3. De Caterina R, Libby P, Peng HB, Thannickal VJ, Rajavashisth TB, Gimbrone MA Jr, Shin WS, Liao JK. Nitric oxide decreases cytokine-induced endothelial activation: nitric oxide selectively reduces endothelial expression of adhesion molecules and proinflammatory cytokines. J Clin Invest. 1995;96:60-68.
4. Knowles JW, Reddick RL, Jennette JC, Shesely EG, Smithies O, Maeda N. Enhanced atherosclerosis and kidney dysfunction in eNOS(-/-) Apoe(-/-) mice are ameliorated by enalapril treatment. J Clin Invest. 2000;105:451-458.
5. Kuhlencordt PJ, Gyurko R, Han F, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Aretz TH, Hajjar R, Picard MH, Huang PL. Accelerated atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysm formation, and ischemic heart disease in apolipoprotein E/endothelial nitric oxide synthase double-knockout mice. Circulation. 2001; 104: 448-454.
6. Ozaki M, Kawashima S, Yamashita T, Hirase T, Namiki M, Inoue N, Hirata K, Yasui H, Sakurai H, Yoshida Y, Masada M, Yokoyama M. Overexpression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase accelerates atherosclerotic lesion formation in apoE-deficient mice. J Clin Invest. 2002; 110:331-340.
7. Shi W, Wang X, Shih DM, Laubach VE, Navab M, Lusis AJ. Paradoxical reduction of fatty streak formation in mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Circulation. 2002;105:2078-2082.
8. Anderson EA, Mark AL. Flow-mediated and reflex changes in large peripheral artery tone in humans. Circulation. 1989;79:93-100.
9. Joannides R, Haefeli WE, Linder L, Richard V, Bakkali EH, Thuillez C, Lüscher TF. Nitric oxide is responsible for flow-dependent dilatation of human peripheral conduit arteries in vivo. Circulation. 1995;91: 1314-1319.
10. Lüscher TF, Noll G. Endothelial function as an end-point in§interventional trials: concepts, methods and current data. J Hypertens Suppl. 1996;14:S111-S119; discussion S119-S121.
11. Spieker LE, Sudano I, Hurlimann D, Lerch PG, Lang MG, Binggeli C, Corti R, Ruschitzka F, L̈scher TF, Noll G. High-density lipoprotein restores endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic men. Circulation. 2002;105:1399-1402.
12. Ghiadoni L, Magagna A, Versari D, Kardasz I, Huang Y, Taddei S, Salvetti A. Different effect of antihypertensive drugs on conduit artery endothelial function. Hypertension. 2003;41:1281-1286.
13. Teragawa H, Ueda K, Matsuda K, Kimura M, Higashi Y, Oshima T, Yoshizumi M, Chayama K. Relationship between endothelial function in the coronary and brachial arteries. Clin Cardiol. 2005;28:460-466.
14. Kuvin JT, Patel AR, Sliney KA, Pandian NG, Rand WM, Udelson JE, Karas RH. Peripheral vascular endothelial function testing as a noninvasive indicator of coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001;38: 1843-1849.
15. Patti G, Pasceri V, Melfi R, Goffredo C, Chello M, D'Ambrosio A, Montesanti R, Di Sciascio G. Impaired flow-mediated dilation and risk of restenosis in patients undergoing coronary stent implantation. Circulation. 2005; 111:70-75.
16. Gokce N, Keaney JF Jr, Hunter LM, Watkins MT, Nedeljkovic ZS, Menzoian JO, Vita JA. Predictive value of noninvasively determined endothelial dysfunction for long-term cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral vascular disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003;41:1769-1775.
17. Yeboah J, Grouse JR, Hsu FC, Burke GL, Herrington DM. Brachial flow-mediated dilation predicts incident cardiovascular events in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Circulation. 2007; 115: 2390-2397.
18. Halcox JPJ, Donald AE, Ellins E, Witte DR, Shipley MJ, Brunner EJ, Marmot MG, Deanfield JE. Endothelial function predicts progression of carotid intima-media thickness. Circulation. 2009;119:1005-1012.
19. Halcox JP, Schenke WH, Zalos G, Mincemoyer R, Prasad A. Waclawiw MA, Nour KR, Quyyumi AA. Prognostic value of coronary vascular endothelial dysfunction. Circulation. 2002;106:653-658.
20. Moens AL, Goovaerts I, Claeys MJ, Vrints CJ. Flow-mediated vasodilation: a diagnostic instrument, or an experimental tool? Chest. 2005; 127: 2254-2263.