Impairment of endothelial function in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection: Evidence for a general arterial wall disease

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 170-174

  Lucas, C ^a   Lecroart, J L ^a   Gautier, C ^a   Leclerc, X ^a   Dauzat, M ^b   Leys, D ^a   Deklunder, G ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Dissection; Endothelial dysfunction; Vascular risk factor; Vertebral arteries

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 1942499600     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075787     Document Type: Article

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