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Table 2 Parameters of systemic endothelial function and vascular remodelling

From: Cerebral hemodynamics and endothelial function in patients with Fabry disease

Parameter

Healthy volunteers (n = 17)

Patients with FD (n = 10)

pvalue

IMT right common carotid artery (mm)

0.57 ± 0.07

0.60 ± 0.19

0.51

Distance between advential layers of right common carotid artery (mm)

6.25 ± 1.55

6.50 ± 0.91

0.71

IMT left common carotid artery (mm)

0.54 ± 0.94

0.62 ± 0.21

0.16

Distance between advential layers of left common carotid artery (mm)

6.45 ± 0.78

6.66 ± 0.91

0.62

Mean diameter of brachial artery (mm)

3.64 ± 0.67

3.38 ± 0.70

0.36

Brachial hyperaemic vasodilation test (60”)

16.85 ± 10.59

14.10 ± 11.62

0.54

us-CRP (mg/L)

1.74 ± 1.51

2.92 ± 1.88

0.14

IL-6 (pg/mL)

7.48 ± 2.15

6.34 ± 1.42

0.06

sVCAM-1 (ng/mL)

714.47 ± 178.22

899.50 ± 217.24

0.02

TNF-α (pg/mL)

4.41 ± 1.17

5.41 ± 1.66

0.11

  1. IMT, intima-media thickness. Data are means ± SD. p < 0.05 compared to control patient.