Relation of basal coronary nitric oxide activity to the burden of atherosclerosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1170-1174

  Anderson, Todd J ^a,b   Worthley, Matthew I ^a   Goodhart, David M ^a   Curtis, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADENOSINE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROGLYCERIN; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PULSATILE FLOW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 18144393783     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.044     Document Type: Article

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