Correlation between flow-mediated dilation and erectile dysfunction

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-153

  Kovács, Imre ^a   Császár, Albert ^b   Toth, Janos ^c,d   Siller, György ^e   Farkas, Attila ^e   Tarján, Jeno ^a   Horváth, Judit ^a   Koller, Akos ^c,d  

^a Endothelium Study Group   (Hungary)

^b NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Hospital of Újpest   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Brachial artery; cGMP; Endothelium; Nitric oxide; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CELL EXPANSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ERGOMETRY; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC IMPOTENCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 39749197421     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31815e8514     Document Type: Article

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