Capillaroscopy and Endopat – Helpful Methods for the Early Assessment of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Anorexia Nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa (AN) as a life-threatening eating disorder is linked to a high mortality risk with many deaths attributable to cardiovascular etiology. Cardiovascular complications in AN include structural as well as functional cardiac alterations, hemodynamic changes, and peripheral vascular abnor...
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| author | Ferencova Nikola Visnovcova Zuzana Ondrejka Igor Tonhajzerova Ingrid |
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| description | Anorexia nervosa (AN) as a life-threatening eating disorder is linked to a high mortality risk with many deaths attributable to cardiovascular etiology. Cardiovascular complications in AN include structural as well as functional cardiac alterations, hemodynamic changes, and peripheral vascular abnormalities. Despite the fact that peripheral vascular abnormalities are not identified as a major AN complication, several manifestations of peripheral vascular dysregulation including Raynaud's phenomenon and endothelial dysfunction have been described and, therefore, warrant attention. This article briefly summarizes so far findings of microvascular alterations in AN patients and presents easily accessible and non-invasive procedures for a microvascular evaluation such as capillaroscopy and endothelium-related peripheral arterial tone (EndoPAT) which could be involved in the clinical diagnostic process for the earliest identification of an increased risk of later cardiovascular complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e06ee7f5d14c491c81bce4da6ead0da72023-08-21T06:43:07ZengSciendoActa Medica Martiniana1338-41392023-08-01232586310.2478/acm-2023-0008Capillaroscopy and Endopat – Helpful Methods for the Early Assessment of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Anorexia Nervosa?Ferencova Nikola0Visnovcova Zuzana1Ondrejka Igor2Tonhajzerova Ingrid3Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovak RepublicBiomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovak RepublicPsychiatric Clinic, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, and University Hospital Martin, Martin, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Physiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Martin, Slovak RepublicAnorexia nervosa (AN) as a life-threatening eating disorder is linked to a high mortality risk with many deaths attributable to cardiovascular etiology. Cardiovascular complications in AN include structural as well as functional cardiac alterations, hemodynamic changes, and peripheral vascular abnormalities. Despite the fact that peripheral vascular abnormalities are not identified as a major AN complication, several manifestations of peripheral vascular dysregulation including Raynaud's phenomenon and endothelial dysfunction have been described and, therefore, warrant attention. This article briefly summarizes so far findings of microvascular alterations in AN patients and presents easily accessible and non-invasive procedures for a microvascular evaluation such as capillaroscopy and endothelium-related peripheral arterial tone (EndoPAT) which could be involved in the clinical diagnostic process for the earliest identification of an increased risk of later cardiovascular complications.https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2023-0008capillaroscopyendothelial functionperipheral vascular abnormalitiescardiovascular riskanorexia nervosa |
| spellingShingle | Ferencova Nikola Visnovcova Zuzana Ondrejka Igor Tonhajzerova Ingrid Capillaroscopy and Endopat – Helpful Methods for the Early Assessment of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Anorexia Nervosa? Acta Medica Martiniana capillaroscopy endothelial function peripheral vascular abnormalities cardiovascular risk anorexia nervosa |
| title | Capillaroscopy and Endopat – Helpful Methods for the Early Assessment of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Anorexia Nervosa? |
| title_full | Capillaroscopy and Endopat – Helpful Methods for the Early Assessment of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Anorexia Nervosa? |
| title_fullStr | Capillaroscopy and Endopat – Helpful Methods for the Early Assessment of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Anorexia Nervosa? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capillaroscopy and Endopat – Helpful Methods for the Early Assessment of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Anorexia Nervosa? |
| title_short | Capillaroscopy and Endopat – Helpful Methods for the Early Assessment of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Anorexia Nervosa? |
| title_sort | capillaroscopy and endopat helpful methods for the early assessment of increased cardiovascular risk in anorexia nervosa |
| topic | capillaroscopy endothelial function peripheral vascular abnormalities cardiovascular risk anorexia nervosa |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2023-0008 |
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