Endothelial function in lacunar infarction: A comparison of lacunar infarction, cerebral atherosclerosis and control group

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-170

  Kim, Jin Seok ^a   Lee, Hak Seung ^a   Park, Hyun Young ^a   Kim, Soo Seong ^a   Kang, Hyun Goo ^a   Kim, Nam Ho ^a   Park, Jong Seong ^b   Kim, Yosik ^a  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endothelial dysfunction; Intracranial atherosclerosis; Lacunar infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

AGED; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITROGLYCERIN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 67649218740     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000226115     Document Type: Article

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