Cerebral hemodynamics and endothelial function in patients with Fabry disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cerebral vasculopathy have been described in Fabry disease, in which altered cerebral blood flow, vascular remodelling or impairment of endothelial function could be involved. Our study aims to evaluate these three possibilities in a group of Fabry patients, and compare it to healthy controls.

Methods

Cerebral hemodynamics, vascular remodelling and systemic endothelial function were investigated in 10 Fabry patients and compared to data from 17 healthy controls. Transcranial Doppler was used to study blood flow velocity of intracranial arteries and cerebral vasomotor reactivity. For the study of vascular remodelling and endothelial function, intima-media thickness of common carotid arteries, flow-mediated dilation in brachial artery and serum levels of soluble VCA

SUBMITTER: Segura T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3828577 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature