Endothelial Dysfunction
Top in cardiology: Missed periods linked to CVD risk; updated multispecialty guidance
Young women who consistently missed their period due to intense exercise, disordered eating or stress — a condition known as functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, or FHA — had a greater risk for endothelial dysfunction and CVD, data show.
For young women, missed periods from intense stress could signal heart health risk
PHILADELPHIA — Consistently missed periods brought on by intense exercise, disordered eating or stress in young women can lead to multiple consequences, including endothelial dysfunction and increased CVD risk, according to a speaker.
VIDEO: Cell therapy shows consistency for treating corneal edema in three trials
SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Michael H. Goldstein, MD, of Aurion Biotech discusses studies exploring the use of human corneal endothelial cells for corneal edema secondary to endothelial dysfunction.
Feelings of anger disrupt endothelial function, which may raise heart disease risk
Disruptions in endothelial function caused by brief bouts of elicited anger may be an early predictor of heart disease, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear, researchers reported.
Choline alfoscerate may slow cognitive decline in frail, hypertensive adults
Choline alfoscerate may improve cognitive function among frail patients with hypertension and attenuate angiotensin II-induced endothelial dysfunction, according to a small study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Even mild sleep deprivation can lead to cardiovascular health risks for women
Healthy women who delayed their normal bedtime by 1.5 hours showed endothelial dysfunction, which increases risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Small study links prior SARS-CoV-2 infection with coronary vasomotor dysfunction
Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with coronary vasomotor dysfunction, regardless of whether the patient required hospitalization, according to a brief communication published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
E-cigarettes confer endothelial dysfunction similar to traditional cigarettes
Reduced flow-mediated dilation was observed among both e-cigarette and traditional cigarette users, but circulating levels of certain inflammatory and thrombotic mediators differed between the two groups, researchers reported.
Coronary endothelial dysfunction appears to be common in patients with INOCA
In a cohort of patients with ischemia and nonobstructive coronary arteries, nearly four of five had coronary endothelial dysfunction, researchers reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.