Aplicación práctica de la exploración endotelial

Endothelial dysfunction is involved in the pathogenesis of both hypertension and atherosclerosis. A large number of studies clearly show that it is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events, and that it also could be a valuable tool for the early evaluation of the benefit of a certain type of treatment. However, there is no consensus on how endothelial function should be measured and the majority of systems are complex and use very different protocols. This mini-review tries to explain in a practical way which are the different procedures to evaluate endothelial function and also the usefulness that its measurement can offer.