Why the study?
Does digital pulse amplitude tonometry (PAT) correlate with brachial artery flow mediated dilation (FMD) in assessing endothelial function in women with SLE and controls?
Population
61 women, average age 48.3 +/- 10.1 years, low cardiovascular risk.
Comparison
Digital pulse amplitude tonometry (PAT) vs Brachial artery flow mediated dilation (FMD)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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PAT and FMD are not interchangeable in SLE or controls; leaves open possible correlation in Raynaud's subgroup.
Does digital pulse amplitude tonometry (PAT) correlate with brachial artery flow mediated dilation (FMD) in assessing endothelial function in women with SLE and controls?
PAT and FMD do not correlate well for assessing endothelial function in SLE patients or healthy controls with low cardiovascular risk, except in those with a history of Raynaud's.
Aizer et al. (2009) studied this question.
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