The role of endothelial dysfunction in the pathogenesis and in clinical practice of atherosclerosis. Current evidences;Attuali concetti sul ruolo della disfunzione endoteliale nella patogenesi dell'arteriosclerosi ed applicazioni cliniche

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Patti, Giuseppe ^a   Melfi, Rosetta ^a   Di Sciascio, Germano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary atherosclerosis; Endothelial dysfunction; Endothelium; Flow mediated dilation; In stent restenosis; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIOXIDANT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 28744440130     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: 00341193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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