Vascular Inflammation Evaluated by [ ¹⁸ F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction

Abstract

The present study showed that vascular inflammation in the carotid arteries evaluated by [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography was one of the independent correlates of decreased %FMD, thus suggesting the association of vascular inflammation with endothelial dysfunction in humans.