Minimum Recovery Time Between Reactive Hyperemia Stimulus in the Repeated Measurement of Brachial Flow-Mediated Dilatation

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 879-883

  Barton, Matthew ^a   Turner, Alice T ^a   Newens, Katie J ^a   Williams, Christine M ^a   Thompson, Abby K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachial artery; Flow mediated dilatation; FMD; Ischemia; Recovery; Repetitive reactive hyperemia

Indexed keywords

BRACHIAL ARTERY; FLOW-MEDIATED DILATATION; FMD; ISCHEMIA; REACTIVE HYPEREMIA;

MEASUREMENTS;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DILATATION; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956137258     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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