Flow-mediated constriction: Further insight into a new measure of vascular function

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 784-787

  Gori, Tommaso ^a   Parker, John D ^b   Mnzel, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHEAR STRESS;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 79953712329     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq412     Document Type: Editorial

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