L-Arginine and Improved Vascular Endothelial Function

• Evaluating the impact of short-term nitrate-rich dietary supplementation on endothelial function in COPD: A randomized crossover study.

  • 2024-10
  • RCT
  • Respiratory medicine 232
  • • Fernanda Beatriz Costa Delacoste
    • Cassia da Luz Goulart
    • Augusto Baumhardt Guidoti
    • Patrick Türck
    • Bruna Eibel
    • Maria Claudia Irigoyen
    • Cintia Laura Pereira de Araujo
    • Pedro Dal Lago

  • PubMed: 39053520
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2024.107745

  3 Insights on

  • Improved Vascular Endothelial Function

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  There were no differences (p > 0.05) between the groups or from pre-to post-interventions for RHI and arterial stiffness index (AIx) values, as well as parameters of endothelium-dependent vasodilation, such as blood flow velocity (BFV), shear stress, shear rate, FMD (mm), and FMD%.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  not stated