Flavanols and cardiovascular disease prevention

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2583-2592

  Heiss, Christian ^a   Keen, Carl L ^b   Kelm, Malte ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Flavanols; Flow mediated dilation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; EPICATECHIN; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVANONE; FLAVONE; GLUCOSE; LIPID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROCYANIDIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; VEGETABLE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FLAVONOLS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASODILATION;

EID: 78149327504     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq332     Document Type: Review

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