Approaches for non-invasive assessment of endothelial function: Focus on peripheral arterial tonometry

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 214-218

  Kandhai Ragunath, J J ^a   Jorstad H T ^b   de Man, F H A F ^a   Peters, R J G ^b   Von Birgelen, C ^a,c  

^a MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Diagnostic tests; Endothelial function; Endothelium

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INFLAMMATION; PULSE WAVE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TONOMETRY; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84877107195     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0202-5     Document Type: Review

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