Brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilation in patients with cardiac syndrome X

Angiology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 581-586

  Li, Ai Hsien ^a,b,c   Lee, Bai Chin ^b   Chen, Kuo Chin ^c   Weng, Ching Sung ^a,d   Chu, Shu Hsun ^c  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac syndrome X; Endothelin 1; Endothelium; Flow mediated vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIAC SYNDROME X; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VASODILATATION;

AGED; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATION;

EID: 53949123272     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319707308032     Document Type: Article

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