Flow-mediated vasodilation and endothelium function in children with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 378-382

  Liao, Ying ^a   Chen, Stella ^c   Liu, Xueqin ^a   Zhang, Qingyou ^a   Ai, Yi ^a   Wang, Yuli ^a   Jin, Hongfang ^a   Tang, Chaoshu ^b   Du, Junbao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; VASODILATATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASODILATION;

EID: 77955447512     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.03.034     Document Type: Article

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