TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the prognostic value of coronary endothelial function in patients referred for a first coronary angiogram
AU - Asselbergs, Folkert W.
AU - Monnink, Stefan H. J.
AU - Jessurun, Gillian A. J.
AU - van Boven, Ad J.
AU - Veeger, Nic J. G. M.
AU - Zijlstra, Felix
AU - van Gilst, Wiek H.
AU - Tio, René A.
PY - 2004/10/15
Y1 - 2004/10/15
N2 - At present, the value of endothelial function as a prognostic tool has been evaluated only in selected groups of patients with mild or minor coronary artery disease, not in the complete spectrum of patients presenting with angina. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether endothelium-dependent vasodilation of the coronary arteries in response to acetylcholine infusion as a marker of endothelial function would have prognostic value in patients referred for a first coronary angiogram. The data suggest that endothelial function assessment does not contribute to the prediction of outcomes in patients referred for a first coronary angiogram. © 2004 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.
AB - At present, the value of endothelial function as a prognostic tool has been evaluated only in selected groups of patients with mild or minor coronary artery disease, not in the complete spectrum of patients presenting with angina. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether endothelium-dependent vasodilation of the coronary arteries in response to acetylcholine infusion as a marker of endothelial function would have prognostic value in patients referred for a first coronary angiogram. The data suggest that endothelial function assessment does not contribute to the prediction of outcomes in patients referred for a first coronary angiogram. © 2004 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15476628
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.070
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.070
M3 - Article
C2 - 15476628
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 94
SP - 1063
EP - 1067
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 8
ER -