Presence of desaturated hemoglobin enhances the contribution of blood cells to flow-mediated dilation in subjects with systemic sclerosis

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):3125-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.046. Epub 2013 May 4.

Authors

Eisuke Amiya¹, Munenori Takata, Masafumi Watanabe, Takehiro Takahashi, Yoshihide Asano, Masaru Hatano, Atsuko Ozeki, Aya Watanabe, Shuichi Kawarasaki, Zenshiro Tamaki, Takashi Taniguchi, Yohei Ichimura, Tetsuo Toyama, Ryozo Nagai, Shinichi Sato, Issei Komuro

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 23647588
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.046

No abstract available

Keywords: Desaturation; Flow-mediated dilation; Hemoglobin; Systemic sclerosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Blood Cells
Endothelium / physiopathology
Hemoglobins / metabolism*
Humans
Middle Aged
Regional Blood Flow
Scleroderma, Systemic / blood*
Scleroderma, Systemic / physiopathology*

Substances

Hemoglobins