Effect of Treatment on Flow-Dependent Vasodilation of the Brachial Artery in Essential Hypertension
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 33 (1) , 575-580
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.33.1.575
Abstract
—The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of antihypertensive treatment on flow-mediated dilation (FMD)of a large artery, a noninvasive estimate of endothelial function, in hypertens...Keywords
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