Background: Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a powerful prognostic factor in patients with coronary artery disease. We investigated the role of reactive digital hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) as a non-invasive tool to identify patients with impaired coronary microvasculature. Methods: Patients undergoing elective coronary angiography were consecutively assessed for peripheral microvascular endothelial function before coronary angiography: both the Reactive Hyperemic Index (RHI) and the Framingham reactive hyperemic index (Endoscore) were measured. During coronary angiography, the Index of microvascular resistance (IMR) was measured in all patients, and an IMR value > 25 identified patients with coronary microvascular impairment. Results: A total of 47 patients with chronic coronary syndromes candidate to coronary angiography were included. Those with coronary microvascular impairment (n = 18 [38%]) presented with significantly lower RHI (1.68 ± 0.38 vs. 1.94 ± 0.93, p = 0.04) and Endoscore 0.50 ± 0.23 vs. 0.64 ± 0.23, p = 0.04) values as compared with patients with preserved coronary microvasculature. A significant relationship was observed between IMR with both RHI (r = 0.35, p = 0.02) and Endoscore (r = 0.34, p = 0.02). At the multivariable analysis, RHI and Endoscore were the only independent predictors of an IMR > 25. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that digital reactive hyperemia indexes are lower in patients with high IMR values, suggesting a role for RH-PAT as non-invasive tool for identifying patients with coronary microvascular impairment.

Relationship between peripheral arterial reactive hyperemia and the index of myocardial resistance in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography / Di Serafino, L.; Mangiacapra, F.; Pyxaras, S.; Morisco, C.; Bartunek, J.; De Bruyne, B.; De Luise, F.; Wijns, W.; Barbato, E.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-5273. - 333:(2021), pp. 8-13. [10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.02.085]

Relationship between peripheral arterial reactive hyperemia and the index of myocardial resistance in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography

Di Serafino L.
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Morisco C.;De Luise F.;Barbato E.
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2021

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Background: Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a powerful prognostic factor in patients with coronary artery disease. We investigated the role of reactive digital hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) as a non-invasive tool to identify patients with impaired coronary microvasculature. Methods: Patients undergoing elective coronary angiography were consecutively assessed for peripheral microvascular endothelial function before coronary angiography: both the Reactive Hyperemic Index (RHI) and the Framingham reactive hyperemic index (Endoscore) were measured. During coronary angiography, the Index of microvascular resistance (IMR) was measured in all patients, and an IMR value > 25 identified patients with coronary microvascular impairment. Results: A total of 47 patients with chronic coronary syndromes candidate to coronary angiography were included. Those with coronary microvascular impairment (n = 18 [38%]) presented with significantly lower RHI (1.68 ± 0.38 vs. 1.94 ± 0.93, p = 0.04) and Endoscore 0.50 ± 0.23 vs. 0.64 ± 0.23, p = 0.04) values as compared with patients with preserved coronary microvasculature. A significant relationship was observed between IMR with both RHI (r = 0.35, p = 0.02) and Endoscore (r = 0.34, p = 0.02). At the multivariable analysis, RHI and Endoscore were the only independent predictors of an IMR > 25. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that digital reactive hyperemia indexes are lower in patients with high IMR values, suggesting a role for RH-PAT as non-invasive tool for identifying patients with coronary microvascular impairment.
2021
Relationship between peripheral arterial reactive hyperemia and the index of myocardial resistance in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography / Di Serafino, L.; Mangiacapra, F.; Pyxaras, S.; Morisco, C.; Bartunek, J.; De Bruyne, B.; De Luise, F.; Wijns, W.; Barbato, E.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-5273. - 333:(2021), pp. 8-13. [10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.02.085]
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