Evaluation of endothelial functions in patients with Behcet's disease without overt vascular involvement

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 518-522

  Yurdakul, Selen ^a   Erdemir, Vela Asli ^b   Yildirimtürk, Özlem ^a   Gürel, Mehmet Salih ^b   Aytekin, Saide ^a  

^a FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Istanbul Education and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behcet syndrome ultrasonography; Carotid intima media thickness; Echocardiography, Doppler, pulsed; Endothelium, vascular; Ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

BEHCET SYNDROME; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS;

EID: 84883109185     PISSN: 10165169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2012.43078     Document Type: Article

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