Flow-mediated vasodilatation of the brachial artery and intima-media thickness of carotid artery in never-treated subjects

International Angiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 274-279

  Irace, C ^a,c   Fiaschi, E ^a   Cortese, C ^b   Gnasso, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Brachial artery; Carotid artery; Tunica intima; Tunica media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUNICA MEDIA; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASODILATION;

EID: 33749332750     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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