Influence of differential vascular remodeling on the coronary vasomotor response

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 520-526

  McLeod, Andrew L ^a,b   Newby, David E ^a   Northridge, David B ^b   Fox, Keith A A ^a   Uren, Neal G ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Blood flow; Coronary circulation; Endothelial function; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND; VASODILATATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VEIN DIAMETER;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0142058925     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00396-1     Document Type: Article

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