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ReviewAmerican heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice2022

Coronary microvascular dysfunction as a chronic inflammatory state: Is there a role for omega-3 fatty acid treatment?

Ellen C Keeley, Eileen M Handberg, Janet Wei, C Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J Pepine

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Review in American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Decoding Vascular Senescence: Cellular Insights and Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of biological sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ellen C KeeleyDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America.
Eileen M HandbergDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America.
Janet WeiBarbra Streisand Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America.
C Noel Bairey MerzBarbra Streisand Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America.
Carl J PepineDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America.
University of Florida · USCedars-Sinai Medical Center · USCedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a ubiquitous pathologic process that is operational in ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease and other cardiovascular disorders including heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. It may, in fact, be a manifestation of a multi-systemic condition of small vessel dysfunction that also affects the brain and kidneys. While the pathophysiology driving coronary microvascular dysfunction is multifactorial, chronic inflammation plays an important role. Resolution of inflammation is an active process mediated, in part, by a family of locally active mediators biosynthesized from omega-3 fatty acids, collectively referred to as specialized pro-resolving mediators. Omega-3 fatty acid treatment modulates inflammation and is associated with improved cardiovascular outcomes and attenuation of plaque progression on cardiovascular imaging. Whether omega-3 fatty acid treatment attenuates coronary microvascular dysfunction is unknown.

Indexed as

Coronary microvascular dysfunctionINOCAOmega-3 fatty acidSpecialized pro-resolving mediators

Identifiers

PMID38560085
PMCPMC10978178
OpenAlexW4210248148

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