In vivo human lower extremity saphenous vein bypass grafts manifest flow mediated vasodilation

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1063-1070

  Owens, Christopher D ^a   Wake, Nicole ^b   Conte, Michael S ^a   Gerhard Herman, Marie ^b   Beckman, Joshua A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLOW MEDIATED VASODILATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; VEIN DILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LOWER EXTREMITY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROGLYCERIN; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; POPLITEAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 70350565968     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.06.022     Document Type: Article

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