New assessment of endothelium-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation to characterize endothelium dysfunction

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-344

  Craiem, Damian ^a,c   Chironi, Gilles ^b   Simon, Alain ^b   Levenson, Jaime ^b  

^a FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Endothelium; Flow mediated vasodilation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOMATION; B SCAN; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRACHIAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION; ALGORITHM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECHOGRAPHY; FOREARM; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; VASODILATION;

EID: 51649084387     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318164c6f0     Document Type: Article

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