In vivo early and mid-term flow-mediated endothelial function of the radial artery used as a coronary bypass graft

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 573-577

  Al Bustami, Mahmoud H ^a   Amrani, M ^a   Chester, Adrian H ^a   Ilsley, Charles J ^a   Yacoub, Magdi H ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 0037138588     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01791-0     Document Type: Article

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