Secondary Raynaud's phenomenon is associated with microvascular peripheral endothelial dysfunction

Riad Taher, Jaskanwal D. Sara, Takumi Toya, Roger Shepherd, Kevin Moder, Lilach O. Lerman, Amir Lerman

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Abstract

Previous studies in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) have found an association between microvascular abnormalities assessed by nail fold capillaroscopy and macrovascular peripheral endothelial dysfunction (PED), but the association between RP and nitric oxide related (NO) microvascular PED is not yet established. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of patients who were referred to Mayo Clinic between 2006 and 2014 for routine cardiovascular evaluation and who underwent evaluation of Reactive Hyperemia Peripheral Arterial Tonometry (index <2 consistent with PED). Identification of the presence of RP was determined by retrospective chart review. Six hundred sixty six individuals were included in this study (mean age 51.9 ± 13.5 years, 411 (61.3%) women), 637 (95.1%) individuals did not have RP (control group), and 29 (4.3%) had secondary RP. Only 4 patients had primary RP and were thus excluded from the final analyses. In a multivariate analysis adjusting for age, sex, smoking status, and use of statins we found a significant association between secondary RP and microvascular PED in all patients (Odds ratio: 2.45; 95% confidence interval 1.13–5.34; P = 0.0236) that remained significant in women after stratifying by sex. Secondary RP is associated with microvascular PED, detected using a non-invasive NO-dependent method. Early detection of microvascular PED could help in identifying individuals with secondary RP who are at risk for developing connective tissue disease as well as CVD.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number104040
JournalMicrovascular Research
Volume132
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2020

Keywords

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Endothelial dysfunction
  • Novel risk factor
  • Raynaud's phenomenon
  • Vascular health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Cell Biology

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