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Folic Acid Supplementation Improves Vascular Function In Professional Dancers With Endothelial Dysfunction, Anne Z. Hoch, Paula Papanek, Aniko Szabo, Michael E. Widlansky, David D. Gutterman
Folic Acid Supplementation Improves Vascular Function In Professional Dancers With Endothelial Dysfunction, Anne Z. Hoch, Paula Papanek, Aniko Szabo, Michael E. Widlansky, David D. Gutterman
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Objective
To determine if folic acid supplementation improves vascular function (brachial artery flow-mediated dilation [FMD]) in professional dancers with known endothelial dysfunction.
Design
Prospective cross-sectional study.
Setting
Academic institution in the Midwestern United States.
Subjects
Twenty-two professional ballet dancers volunteered for this study.
Main Outcome Measures
Subjects completed a 3-day food record to determine caloric and micronutrient intake. Menstrual status was determined by interview and questionnaire. Endothelial function was determined as flow-induced vasodilation measured by high-frequency ultrasound of the brachial artery. A change in brachial diameter of
Results
Sixty-four percent of dancers (n = 14) had abnormal brachial artery FMD …