Evaluation of endothelial function using finger plethysmography

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 372-375

  Faizi, A K ^a   Kornmo, D W ^a   Agewall, Stefan ^a  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Methods; Plethysmography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; TIME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69149099031     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2009.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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