Impaired endothelial function in patients with Takayasu's arteritis

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-49

  Alibaz Oner, Fatma ^a   Yurdakul, Selen ^b   Aytekin, Saide ^b   Direskeneli, Haner ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CIMT; Endothelial dysfunction; FMD; Takayasu arteritis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASODILATION;

EID: 84893919473     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: 03737934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/ac.69.1.3011344     Document Type: Article

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