Effect of glutathione infusion on leg arterial circulation, cutaneous microcirculation, and pain-free walking distance in patients with peripheral obstructive arterial disease: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 754-759

  Arosio, Enrico ^a   De Marchi, Sergio ^a   Zannoni, Massimo ^a   Prior, Manlio ^a   Lechi, Alessandro ^a  

^a Ospedale di Valeggio sul Mincio   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; OBSERVATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREADMILL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0036321758     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/77.8.754     Document Type: Conference Paper

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