Assessment of vascular endothelial function with peripheral arterial tonometry: Information at your fingertips?

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-28

  Patvardhan, Eshan A ^a   Heffernan, Kevin S ^a   Ruan, Jenny M ^a   Soffler, Morgan I ^a   Karas, Richard H ^a   Kuvin, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherogenesis; Endothelial dysfunction; Endothelium; Tonometry

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TONOMETRY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ARTERIES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINGERS; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PULSATILE FLOW; VASODILATION;

EID: 74549214626     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e3181c46a15     Document Type: Review

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