Morphological changes rather than flow-mediated dilatation in the brachial artery are better indicators of the extent and severity of coronary artery disease

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1397-1402

  Rohani, Morteza ^a   Jogestrand, Tomas ^a   Källner, Göran ^a   Jussila, Risto ^a   Agewall, Stefan ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Coronary artery disease; Flow mediated dilatation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 21644473985     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000173523.80802.94     Document Type: Article

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