Flow-induced vasodilation of the human brachial artery is impaired in patients <4O years of age with coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1210-1214

  Lieberman, Eric H ^a   Gerhard, Marie D ^a   Uehata, Akimi ^a   Selwyn, Andrew P ^a   Ganz, Peter ^a   Yeung, Alan C ^a   Creager, Mark A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CORONARY DISEASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; NITROPRUSSIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030330268     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00597-8     Document Type: Article

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