Peripheral endothelial dysfunction in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

ConclusionsPeripheral ED is frequent in patients with ME/CFS and associated with disease severity and severity of immune symptoms. As ED is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, it is important to elucidate if peripheral ED is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in ME/CFS.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - March 18, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nadja Scherbakov, Marvin Szklarski, Jelka Hartwig, Franziska Sotzny, Sebastian Lorenz, Antje Meyer, Patricia Grabowski, Wolfram Doehner, Carmen Scheibenbogen Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research