Constrictive pericarditis or restrictive cardiomyopathy?
TDI of the early diastolic velocity of the mitral annulus E} makes it possible to differentiate between constrictive pericarditis and restrictive cardiomyopathy and should be part of the echocardiographic work-up in clinical routine.
Intestinal cholesterol metabolism gene expression is significantly associated with postprandial increment in TG, intestinal Apo B48, and reduced post-prandial FMD. Some genes were also associated with increased IMT. These findings suggest a role of intestinal cholesterol metabolism in development of early vascular disease.