Impaired endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilation in Behçet's disease: More prominent endothelial dysfunction in patients with vascular involvement

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 777-781

  Oflaz, Hüseyin ^a   Mercanoglu, F ^a   Karaman, O ^a   Kamali, S ^a   Erer, B ^a   Genchellac, H ^a   Pamukcu, B ^a   Umman, S ^a   Inanc, M ^a   Gul, A ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Carotid artery intima media thickness; Endothelial dysfunction; Flow mediated dilation

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 25444455615     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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