Non-invasive measurement of endothelial function: Effect on brachial artery dilatation of graded endothelial dependent and independent stimuli

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-27

  Leeson, Paul ^a   Thorne, Sara ^a   Donald, Ann ^a   Mullen, Michael ^a   Clarkson, Peter ^a   Deanfield, John ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherogenesis; Endothelium; Vascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPEREMIA; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030738134     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.1.22     Document Type: Article

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