Young South Asian women in the United Kingdom show evidence of blunted endothelium-dependent dilatation: implications for future cardiovascular disease

Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Correspondence to Janice M. Marshall, PhD, DSc, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TT, UK. E-mail: [email protected]

Abbreviations: ABP, arterial blood pressure; ACh, acetylcholine; CAD, coronary artery disease; COX, cyclooxygenase; CVD, cardiovascular disease; EDHF, endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizing factor; FMD, flow-mediated dilatation; HR, heart rate; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; l-NAMEl, -nitro arginine methyl ester; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; OH, offspring of hypertensive parents; ON, offspring of normotensive parents; RCF, red cell flux

Received 10 January, 2022

Revised 9 June, 2022

Accepted 27 June, 2022

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