%0 Journal Article
%T The impact of physical activity on subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with metabolic syndrome
%A Andreea Iana
%A Elena S£¿rbu
%A Constantin Tudor
%A Ioana Suceav£¿
%J Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal
%D 2009
%I Mirton Publishing
%X The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a distinctive phenotype associated with an increased risk of vascular disease. The aim of thestudy was to investigate the influence of physical activity at patients with SM and subclinical atherosclerosis. Subclinicalatherosclerosis was assessed by flow mediated vasodilation (FMD) by brachial artery in 116 participants with MetS withoutclinical changes of cardiovascular disease; on B-mode ultrasound images, with the use of a 10 MHz linear-array transducer interms of fasting for 8 hours. The MetS was defined according to the IDF criteria. Endothelial dysfunction was diagnosed if flowmediateddilatation was less than 10%. A group of 38 from the 116 participants underwent a six months program of moderatephysical activity. The mean FMD by patients with lake of activity was 3.15% and of the patients with physical activity was6.85% (p<0.001). Patients with metabolic syndrome have suclinical atherosclerosis; with increased endothelial dysfunction.Physical activity on a short term of six months decreased the endothelial dysfunction. Severe impaired endothelial function wasnoticed by patients without physical activity.
%K metabolic syndrome
%K suclinical atherosclerosis
%K flow mediated vasodilation
%K physical activity
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