Assessment of endothelial function in atrial fibrillation: Utility of peripheral arterial tonometry

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-144

  Wong, Christopher X ^a,b   Lim, Han S ^a,b   Schultz, Carlee D ^a,b   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a,b   Worthley, Matthew I ^a,b   Willoughby, Scott R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Endothelial function; Endothelium; Vascular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEAT TO BEAT PULSE AMPLITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL TONOMETRY; PULSE RATE; SINUS RHYTHM; TONOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84863403339     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05647.x     Document Type: Article

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