Brachial artery diameter and vasodilator response to nitroglycerine, but not flow-mediated dilatation, are associated with the presence and quantity of coronary artery calcium in asymptomatic adults

Clinical Science

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 175-182

  Kullo, Iftikhar J ^a   Malik, A Rauoof ^a   Bielak, Lawrence F ^b   Sheedy II, Patrick F ^b   Turner, Stephen T ^a   Peyser, Patricia A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial artery diameter; Coronary artery calcium; Endothelial function; Flow mediated dilatation; Nitroglycerine mediated dilatation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33846992589     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20060131     Document Type: Article

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