Assessment of abnormal blood flow and efficacy of treatment in patients with systemic sclerosis using a newly developed microwireless laser Doppler flowmeter and arm-raising test

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 690-697

  Kido, M ^a   Takeuchi, S ^a   Hayashida, S ^a   Urabe, K ^a   Sawada, R ^b   Furue, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arm raising test; Cold provocation; Laser Doppler flowmeter; Raynaud's phenomenon; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; STEADY STATE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALPROSTADIL; COLD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAYNAUD DISEASE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 34548554066     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08093.x     Document Type: Article

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