Non-invasive assessment of endothelial activity in patients with coronary heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-142

  Fronek, Arnost ^a,b   Allison, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Endothelial activity; Iontophoresis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMOKING HABIT; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 45849133447     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.37.2.137     Document Type: Article

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