Evaluation of endothelial function in hypertensive elderly patients by high-resolution ultrasonography

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 705-710

  Deng, You Bin ^a   Wang, Xin Fang ^a   Le, Gui Rong ^a   Zhang, Qing Ping ^a   Li, Chun Lei ^a   Zhang, You Gen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Endothelial function; Hypertension; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032713833     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960221105     Document Type: Article

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