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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Jun 24;30(9):1711–1717. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.210070

Figure 2. Epicardial PVAT exacerbates coronary endothelial dysfunction in MetS swine.

Figure 2

PVAT failed to attenuate bradykinin or sodium nitroprusside-induced vasodilation in arteries from lean-control animals (A, n = 7 and B, n = 4). In contrast, arteries from MetS swine displayed significant endothelial dysfunction that was markedly exacerbated by PVAT (C, n = 9). PVAT modestly reduced endothelial-independent vasodilation in MetS swine (D, n = 6). * P < 0.01 vs. MetS.