Effect of mirthful laughter on vascular function

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 856-859

  Sugawara, Jun ^a   Tarumi, Takashi ^b   Tanaka, Hirofumi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIRTHFUL LAUGHTER; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ALGORITHM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DIASTOLE; ECHOGRAPHY; LAUGHTER; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLIANCE; DIASTOLE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SYSTOLE; VASODILATION;

EID: 77956317214     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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