Increased brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is associated with impaired endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 1866-1870

  Liu, Dong Hong ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Liao, Xin Xue ^a   Xu, Ming Guo ^a   Wang, Jie Mei ^a   Yang, Zhen ^a   Chen, Long ^a   Lü, Ming De ^a   Lu, Kun ^a   Tao, Jun ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brachial ankle pulse wave velocity; Coronary heart disease; Endothelial function; Flow mediated vasodilation

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PLETHYSMOGRAPH; PULSE WAVE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751399801     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200611020-00004     Document Type: Article

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