Disturbed endothelial function of the internal thoracic artery in patients with coronary artery disease

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 755-762

  Marx, Roger ^a,d   Jax, Thomas ^b   Schannwell, Christiana Mira ^b   Klein, Rolf Michael ^c   Horlitz, Marc ^c   Gülker, Hartmut ^c   Szabo, Sebastian ^a   Hoffmeister, Hans Martin ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^d Fachklinik Rhein Ruhr   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Internal thoracic artery; Stress test; Ultrasound duplex sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; REST; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

EID: 33750887330     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9101-z     Document Type: Article

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