A new approach to improve the specificity of flow-mediated dilation for indicating endothelial function in cardiovascular research

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 287-291

  Atkinson, Greg ^a   Batterham, Alan M ^a   Thijssen, Dick H J ^b,c   Green, Daniel J ^b,d  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

allometry; bias; endothelial function; statistical scaling

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR RATE;

EID: 84872849748     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32835b8164     Document Type: Article

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