White blood cell count is not associated with flow-mediated vasodilation or nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation

Abstract It is well known that white blood cell (WBC) count is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events. However, associations of WBC count and WBC subtypes with endothelial function assessed by flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and vascular smooth muscle function assessed by nitroglycerine-...

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Main Authors: Shinji Kishimoto, Tatsuya Maruhashi, Masato Kajikawa, Takahiro Harada, Takayuki Yamaji, Yiming Han, Aya Mizobuchi, Yu Hashimoto, Kenichi Yoshimura, Yukiko Nakano, Kazuaki Chayama, Chikara Goto, Farina Mohamad Yusoff, Ayumu Nakashima, Yukihito Higashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12205-5