scholarly journals Association between sonographically measured mesenteric fat thickness and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation in Chinese young male adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1930-1938
Author(s):  
Stanley PY Siu ◽  
Wilson KC Leung ◽  
Polly SC Wan ◽  
Eric KH Liu ◽  
Christopher WK Lai

Objective To investigate the potential correlation between sonographically measured mesenteric fat thickness (MFT) and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in a sample of healthy Chinese male young adults. Methods Healthy male participants were recruited from Hong Kong Polytechnic University for this prospective observational study. The physical activity readiness questionnaire and ultrasound measurements of carotid intima media thickness were used to screen for clinically healthy subjects. MFT and brachial artery FMD were measured by ultrasound, and body mass index (BMI) was recorded. Results A total of 34 healthy male subjects, aged 19–26 years (mean ± SD BMI, 21.7 ± 3.2 kg/m2) were included. Pearson's correlation coefficient test showed that brachial artery FMD had a statistically significant inverse relationship with BMI and with Log (MFT). Further stepwise multiple linear regression analysis showed that Log (MFT), and not BMI, was an independent predictor of impaired brachial artery FMD. Conclusions Sonographic measurements of MFT were an independent predictor of brachial artery FMD in Chinese male young adults.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yizhou Wen ◽  
Xianmin Wang ◽  
Yonghong Guo ◽  
Mei Jin ◽  
Jimei Xi ◽  
...  

AbstractCoronary artery abnormalities (CAAs) are a severe complication of Kawasaki disease (KD) that may lead to cardiovascular events. Given the evidence that brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) decreases in children after the onset of KD, we hypothesized that it could be an early marker of CAA development in the acute stage and investigated its relationship with variation in the coronary artery diameter. A total of 326 sex- and age-matched children were enrolled, including 120 with KD, 109 febrile children and 97 healthy controls. In this study, FMD was significantly decreased in the KD group compared with the febrile and healthy groups. FMD was lower in the CAA group than in the no coronary artery abnormality group. The comparison of FMD showed an obvious difference among the CAA subgroups. The FMD in the coronary aneurysm (CA) group showed a strong negative correlation with the pretreatment maximum coronary artery Z-score (preZmax). While preZmax was 2.5, the receiver operating characteristic curve indicated an optimal cutoff point of 3.44% for FMD. FMD ≤ 3.44% could be considered as a signal of coronary lesions in acute stage of KD.


2005 ◽  
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pp. 392-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Juonala ◽  
Jorma S.A. Viikari ◽  
Mika Kähönen ◽  
Leena Taittonen ◽  
Tapani Rönnemaa ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan A. Harris ◽  
Steven K. Nishiyama ◽  
D. Walter Wray ◽  
Vince Tedjasaputra ◽  
Damian M. Bailey ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Shechter ◽  
Alon Shechter ◽  
Nira Koren-Morag ◽  
Micha S. Feinberg ◽  
Liran Hiersch

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Júlio Augusto Gurgel Alves ◽  
Sammya Bezerra Maia E Holanda Moura ◽  
Edward Araujo Júnior ◽  
Wellington P. Martins ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 197 (1) ◽  
pp. 212-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiko Suzuki ◽  
Suh-Hang Hank Juo ◽  
Tanja Rundek ◽  
Bernadette Boden-Albala ◽  
Norbelina Disla ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Gravel ◽  
Geoff B. Coombs ◽  
Parya Behzadi ◽  
Virginie Marcoux‐Clément ◽  
Hadiatou Barry ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabnam Salimi ◽  
Jeff D. Yanosky ◽  
Dina Huang ◽  
Jessica Montressor-Lopez ◽  
Robert Vogel ◽  
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