Endothelial function assessment: Flow-mediated dilation and constriction provide different and complementary information on the presence of coronary artery disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-371

  Gori, Tommaso ^a   Muxel, Selina ^a   Damaske, Ana ^a   Radmacher, Marie Christine ^a   Fasola, Federica ^a   Schaefer, Sarina ^a   Schulz, Andreas ^a   Jabs, Alexander ^a   Parker, John D ^b   Mnzel, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Endothelial function and dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW FLOW MEDIATED CONSTRICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 84856738363     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr361     Document Type: Article

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