The lady with raised prostate specific antigen: do we need to worry?
PSA can be used as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of breast cancer in women, therefore helping secondary prevention of breast cancer.
High diastolic BP and high serum LDL were associated with impaired maximal AIR and reduced sensitivity to AIR, respectively, independently of smooth muscle cell responsiveness to nitroprusside. This indicated decreasing endothelial function in small resistance arteries with increasing BP and increasing LDL in hypertension. Endothelial function was not significantly related to vascular structure of the resistance arteries or to diabetes in these patients with long-standing hypertension.