Endothelial dysfunction in primary Sjögren syndrome

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 870-872

  Akyel, A ^a   Tavil, Y ^b   Yayla, C ^b   Tufan, A ^b   Kaya, A ^b   Tezcan, M E ^b   Ozturk, M A ^b   Boyaci, B ^b  

^a Etlik Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endothelial dysfunction; Flow mediated dilation; Sj gren syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; HYPEREMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; VASODILATION;

EID: 84886739800     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2012.039     Document Type: Article

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