THE FUNCTIONAL CONDITION OF THE ENDOTHELIUM IN PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DEPENDING ON THE PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE CONCENTRATION
We have evaluated the functional condition of the endothelium in patients with myocardial infarction by means of high resolution ultrasound. We have found the negative correlation between the plasma homocysteine concentration and endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of the brachial artery, sensitivity to shifttension. The presence of moderate hyperhomocysteinemia may be the useful biomarker of the endothelial dysfunction in patients with myocardial infarction.