Comparison of endothelium-dependent vasoactivity of internal mammary arteries from hypertensive, hypercholesterolemic, and diabetic patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1290-1297

  Pompilio, Giulio ^a   Rossoni, Giuseppe ^b   Alamanni, Francesco ^b   Tartara, Paolo ^b   Barajon, Isabella ^b   Rumio, Cristiano ^b   Manfredi, Barbara ^b   Biglioli, Paolo ^b  

^a CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NORADRENALIN; PROSTACYCLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 0034779920     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03053-3     Document Type: Article

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