Evaluation of gender differences in endothelium-independent dilation using peripheral arterial tonometry

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-98

  Mccue, Meghan C ^a   Marlatt, Kara L ^a   Kelly, Aaron S ^b   Steinberger, Julia ^b   Dengel, Donald R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium independent dilation; Gender; Microcirculation; Nitroglycerin; Vascular function

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT DILATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL TONOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TONOMETRY; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; ARTERIES; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MANOMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MINNESOTA; NITROGLYCERIN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84856452293     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2011.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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