Flow-mediated dilatation: A review of techniques and applications

Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 832-841

  Stout, Martin ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artery; Endothelial function; Flow mediated dilatation; Subclinical atherosclerosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DILATATION; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RHEOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 68749106225     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00927.x     Document Type: Review

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