Transient impairment of flow-mediated vasodilation in patients with metabolic syndrome at moderate altitude (1700 m)

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-87

  Frick, Matthias ^a   Rinner, Alexander ^a   Mair, Johannes ^a   Alber, Hannes F ^a   Mittermayr, Markus ^a   Pachinger, Otmar ^a   Humpeler, Egon ^b   Schobersberger, Wolfgang ^b   Weidinger, Franz ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Metabolic syndrome; Moderate altitude

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; ENDOTHELIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 33645415901     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.05.052     Document Type: Article

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