Assessment of flow-mediated dilation reproducibility: A nationwide multicenter study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1399-1405

  Ghiadoni, Lorenzo ^a   Faita, Francesco ^b   Salvetti, Massimo ^c   Cordiano, Carlo ^d   Biggi, Almerina ^e   Puato, Massimo ^f   Di Monaco, Antonio ^g   De Siati, Luca ^h   Volpe, Massimo ^h,i   Ambrosio, Giuseppe ^d   Gemignani, Vincenzo ^b   Muiesan, Maria L ^c   Taddei, Stefano ^a   Lanza, Gaetano A ^g   Cosentino, Francesco ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^g CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

ⁱ IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

endothelial function; flow mediated dilation; multicenter study; reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DILATATION; ENDOTHELIUM INDEPENDENT VASODILATION; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84862758115     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328353f222     Document Type: Article

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