Objectives
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased risf for cardiovascular disease and coronary flow reserve (CFR), an indicator of microvascular function, has been found to be impaired in MetS. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of platelet activation which also shows a close relationship with cardiovascular risk factors. In this study, we aimedto examine the presence of an association between CFR and MPV in MetS patients.
Methods
Fourty patients (23 male, mean age 47,0 ± 6,7 years) with the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome according to the Adult Treatment Panel III uptade criteria but without clinical coronary artery disease and 40 age and gender matched healthly volunteers (24 male, mean age 43,7 ± 6,3 years) were included into the study. CFR was measured by transthoracic echocardiography.
Methods
Fourty patients (23 male, mean age 47,0 ± 6,7 years) with the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome according to the Adult Treatment Panel III uptade criteria but without clinical coronary artery disease and 40 age and gender matched healthly volunteers (24 male, mean age 43,7 ± 6,3 years) were included into the study. CFR was measured by transthoracic echocardiography.
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