Effect of cigar smoking on endothelium-dependent brachial artery dilation in healthy young adults

American Heart Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-86

  Santo Tomas, Minerva ^a   Lopez Jimenez, Francisco ^a   Machado, Humberto ^a   Aldrich, Harry R ^a   Lamas, Gervasio A ^a   Lieberman, Eric H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0036142710     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.119765     Document Type: Article

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