Doppler ultrasound evaluation of the structural and hemodynamic changes in the brachial artery following two different exercise protocols

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-84

  Özcan, Hasan ^a   Öztekin, Pelin Seher ^a   Zergeroǧlu, Ali Murat ^a   Ersöz, Gülriz ^a   Fiçicilar, Hakan ^a   Üstüner, Evren ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brachial artery; Doppler ultrasonography; Flow parameters; Flow mediated dilation; Waveform analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; EXERCISE TEST; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33745013693     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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