Exercise-induced brachial artery blood flow and vascular function is impaired in systemic sclerosis

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 311, Issue 6, 2016, Pages H1375-H1381

  Machin, Daniel R ^a   Clifton, Heather L ^a   Garten, Ryan S ^a,d   Gifford, Jayson R ^a   Richardson, Russell S ^a,b,c   Walter Wray, D ^a,b,c   Frech, Tracy M ^a   Donato, Anthony J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Care Center (GRECC)   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Handgrip; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ANTIOXIDANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRACHIAL ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HAND STRENGTH; HYPEREMIA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASODILATATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; VASODILATION;

EID: 85006070888     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00547.2016     Document Type: Article

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