Comparison of brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilatation in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with carotid arterial stenosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 814-816

  Hsu, Hung Y I ^a   Chen, Ying Tsung ^a   Sheu, Wayne Huey Herng ^a   Sheng, Wen Yung ^b   Chao, A Ching ^b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

AGED; ARM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036804417     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02624-3     Document Type: Article

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