Reference Intervals for Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation and the Relation With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Hypertension. 2021 May 5;77(5):1469-1480. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15754. Epub 2021 Mar 22.

Sophie M Holder¹, Rosa Maria Bruno^{2

3

4}, Daria A Shkredova^{5

6}, Ellen A Dawson¹, Helen Jones¹, Nicola D Hopkins¹, Maria T E Hopman⁵, Tom G Bailey⁷, Jeff S Coombes⁷, Christopher D Askew^{8

9}, Louise Naylor¹⁰, Andrew Maiorana^{11

12}, Lorenzo Ghiadoni², Andrew Thompson¹³, Daniel J Green¹⁰, Dick H J Thijssen^{1

5}

¹ Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom (S.M.H., E.A.D., H.J., N.D.H., D.H.J.T.).
² Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy (R.M.B., L.G.).
³ INSERM, U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), France (R.M.B.).
⁴ Paris Descartes University, France (R.M.B.).
⁵ Department of Physiology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands (D.A.S., M.T.E.H., D.H.J.T.).
⁶ Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada (D.A.S.).
⁷ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia (T.G.B., J.S.C.).
⁸ VasoActive Research Group, School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia (C.D.A.).
⁹ Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Birtinya, QLD, Australia (C.D.A.).
¹⁰ School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sports Science), The University of Western Australia, Crawley (L.N., D.J.G.).
¹¹ School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Australia (A.M.).
¹² Allied Health Department and Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Service, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia (A.M.).
¹³ Wolfson Centre for Personalised Medicine, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (A.T.).

Abstract

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Keywords: aging; blood pressure; dyslipidemias; risk factors; sex.