Is delayed vasodilation associated with cardiovascular risk?
These results suggest that the magnitude of the FMD and its latency are both important for identifying patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. Subjects with a delayed though significant vasodilation associated with a blunted early response exhibit the highest cardiovascular risk.
Liver transplant recipients have a high prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, exceeding that of the general population, and have a higher predicted risk of developing CHD. Despite this, there were no deaths from CHD or stroke during the study period.