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SUBMITTER: Hammadah M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015339 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hammadah Muhammad M Kim Jeong Hwan JH Al Mheid Ibhar I Samman Tahhan Ayman A Wilmot Kobina K Ramadan Ronnie R Alkhoder Ayman A Khayata Mohamed M Mekonnen Girum G Levantsevych Oleksiy O Bouchi Yasir Y Kaseer Belal B Choudhary Fahad F Gafeer Mohamad M MM Corrigan Frank E FE Shah Amit J AJ Ward Laura L Kutner Michael M Bremner J Douglas JD Sheps David S DS Raggi Paolo P Vaccarino Viola V Samady Habib H Mavromatis Kreton K Quyyumi Arshed A AA
Journal of the American Heart Association 20180503 10
<h4>Background</h4>Coronary microvascular dysfunction may contribute to myocardial ischemia during mental stress (MS). However, the role of coronary epicardial and microvascular function in regulating coronary blood flow (CBF) responses during MS remains understudied. We hypothesized that coronary vasomotion during MS is dependent on the coronary microvascular endothelial function and will be reflected in the peripheral microvascular circulation.<h4>Methods and results</h4>In 38 patients aged 59 ...[more]