Flow-mediated vasodilation of human epicardial coronary arteries: Effect of inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 304-310

  Shiode, Nobuo ^a   Morishima, Nobuyuki ^a   Nakayama, Kensyo ^a   Yamagata, Togo ^a   Matsuura, Hideo ^a   Kajiyama, Goro ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030032514     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00465-3     Document Type: Article

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