Flow-mediated vasodilatation of carotid and branchial arteries in healthy subjects and in lacunar stroke patients

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1165-1169

  Lavallée, Philippa C ^a   Bonnin, Philippe ^b   Labreuche, Julien ^a   Amarenco, Pierre ^a   Lévy, Bernard ^b  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Brachial artery; Carotid artery; Endothelial function; Lucunar stroke

Indexed keywords

PATIENT MONITORING; ULTRASONICS;

BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION; LUCUNAR STROKE;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; ULTRASOUND; VASODILATATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33746223310     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.04.017     Document Type: Article

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