Noninvasive assessment of endothelial function in the skin microcirculation

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 541-546

  Debbabi, Haythem ^a   Bonnin, Philippe ^a   Ducluzeau, Pierre Henri ^b,c   Lefthériotis, Georges ^b,c   Levy, Bernard I ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Endothelium; Hypertension; Large and small arteries; Microcirculation; Nitric oxide; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GLYCEROL NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 77951141758     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.10     Document Type: Article

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