Insulin resistance is a major determinant of myocardial blood flow impairment in anginal patients
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2013
abstract:
Purpose In patients with chest pain, stress-induced myocardial perfusion abnormalities are often the result of depressed myocardial blood flow (MBF) reserve. We investigated the relative contribution of cardiovascular risk factors and coronary atherosclerosis to MBF abnormalities in anginal patients.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Insulin resistance; Endothelial/microvascular dysfunction; PET; MBF
List of contributors:
Vecoli, Cecilia; Caselli, Chiara; Rossi, Giuseppe; Rovai, Daniele
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