Evaluation of Macrocirculatory Endothelium-Dependent and Endothelium-Independent Vasoreactivity in Vascular Disease

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-253

  Abularrage, Christopher J ^a   Sidawy, Anton N ^a   Aidinian, Gilbert ^b   Singh, Niten ^a   Weiswasser, Jonathan M ^a   Arora, Subodh ^c  

^a Departments of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

endothelial dysfunction; macrocirculation; macrocirculatory vasoreactivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VASODILATATION;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASODILATION;

EID: 33646366687     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153100350501700315     Document Type: Article

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