2023
Abstract 18949: Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Improved Coronary Microvascular Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients With Ischemia and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA)
de Souza A, Moura F, Divakaran S, Sirianni K, Sheu E, Di Carli M, Redline S, Tavakkoli A, Taqueti V. Abstract 18949: Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Improved Coronary Microvascular Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients With Ischemia and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA). Circulation 2023, 148: a18949-a18949. DOI: 10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.18949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary flow reservePeripheral arterial tonometryCardiopulmonary exercise testingStress myocardial blood flowCoronary microvascular functionReactive hyperemia indexSevere obesityPeripheral endothelial functionPositron emission tomographyMyocardial blood flowBariatric surgeryEndothelial functionCardiorespiratory fitnessConsecutive patientsMedian ageIncidence of diabetic microvascular complicationsMicrovascular functionPost-surgeryNon-obstructive coronary arteriesImpaired coronary flow reserveMarkers of endothelial functionImpact of bariatric surgeryStress positron emission tomographyMethods Consecutive patientsResults Median age
2021
Defective Allele of the Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Increases Insulin Resistance During Acute Phase of Myocardial Infarction
Nóbrega O, Campos-Staffico A, Oliveira E, Munhoz D, Moura F, Carvalho L, Soares A, Gomes C, Tonet-Furioso A, Sposito A, . Defective Allele of the Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Increases Insulin Resistance During Acute Phase of Myocardial Infarction. International Journal Of General Medicine 2021, 14: 3669-3676. PMID: 34321912, PMCID: PMC8312503, DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s313661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchST-elevation myocardial infarctionFlow-mediated dilationNeuronal nitric oxide synthaseAcute phaseInsulin-resistant statesDefective allelesAssociated with poorer endothelial functionInsulin resistanceMyocardial infarctionAssociated with insulin-resistant statesInsulin sensitivityCirculating NO poolB cell functionAcute phase of myocardial infarctionNitric oxidePlasma NO levelsPredictors of mortalityPhase of myocardial infarctionPoorer endothelial functionBlood glucose balanceInfluence insulin responsivenessNitric oxide synthaseConsecutive patientsAA patientsGlycemic disorders