Endothelial dysfunction and decreased exercise tolerance in interferon-alpha therapy in chronic hepatitis C: Relation between exercise hyperemia and endothelial function

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 286-290

  Takase, Bonpei ^a   Satomura, Kimio ^a   Ohsuzu, Fumitaka ^a   Kurita, Akira ^a   Uehata, Akimi ^b   Fujioka, Takahiro ^b   Kondo, Toshio ^b   Nishioka, Toshihiko ^b   Isojima, Kazusge ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Japan Self Def Force Ctrl Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Exercise physiology; Hepatitis C; Interferon therapy

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; MALE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0035068076     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960240406     Document Type: Article

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