Smooth muscle dysfunction occurs independently of impaired endothelium- dependent dilation in adults at risk of atherosclerosis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 123-127

  Adams, Mark R ^a   Robinson, Jacqui ^a,b   McCredie, Robyn ^a,b   Seale, J Paul ^c   Sorensen, Keld E ^d,e   Deanfield, John E ^e   Celermajer, David S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGLYCERIN; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032127734     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00206-X     Document Type: Article

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