Structural Abnormality or Vascular Dysfunction? A Road to Ruin
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Structural Abnormality or Vascular Dysfunction? A Road to Ruin
Changes in vascular function and structure of vessels are evaluated by flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and intima-media thickness (IMT), respectively , which are surrogate markers for atherosclero-sis 1-3). Increased IMT of the carotid artery and impaired brachial FMD are indeed prevalent in patients with a high risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as those with diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1340-3478,1880-3873
DOI: 10.5551/jat.ed047