Assessment of endothelial function by means of flow-mediated changes using pulse wave velocity

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 495-501

  Rusak, Eduardo J ^a   Bellido, Claudio A ^a   Iavicoli, Oscar R ^a   Vazquez, Sonia T ^a   Duarte, Mariano ^a   Lerman, Jorge ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RADIAL ARTERY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIASTOLE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 77955257639     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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