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  • Cardiology
  • Psychiatry
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Schizophrenia is associated with premature cardiovascular disease.
  • Endothelial dysfunction predicts cardiovascular events.
  • The effect of schizophrenia on endothelial function is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the hypothesis that schizophrenia patients exhibit impaired endothelial function.
  • To investigate microvascular and conduit vessel endothelial function in schizophrenia.

Main Methods:

  • 102 subjects (51 schizophrenia, 51 controls) were assessed.
  • Matched for age, sex, and smoking status.
  • Endothelial function measured via hyperemic velocity time integral (VTI), pulse arterial tonometry (PAT), and flow-mediated dilation (FMD).

Main Results:

  • Schizophrenia subjects had significantly lower VTI (P<0.001).
  • FMD and PAT did not differ between groups (P=0.933, P=0.862).
  • Multivariable analysis identified schizophrenia as a predictor of reduced VTI, independent of other factors.

Conclusions:

  • Schizophrenia diagnosis is associated with impaired microvascular function (lower VTI).
  • This impairment is observed irrespective of other clinical characteristics.
  • Reduced VTI may indicate early cardiovascular risk in schizophrenia.