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Endothelial Function Predicts Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

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Adjusting Flow-Mediated Dilation for Shear Stress Stimulus Allows Demonstration of Endothelial Dysfunction in a Population with Moderate Cardiovascular Risk

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Mecanismos implicados en la disfunción endotelial asociada al envejecimiento

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Does arterial shear explain the magnitude of flow-mediated dilation?: a comparison between young and older humans

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Normalization of flow-mediated dilation to shear stress area under the curve eliminates the impact of variable hyperemic stimulus

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Human endothelial function and microvascular ageing

(2008) Phillip E. Gates et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Changes in vascular and cardiac function after prolonged strenuous exercise in humans

(2008) Ellen A. Dawson et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Importance of Measuring the Time Course of Flow-Mediated Dilatation in Humans

(2007) Mark A. Black et al.   HYPERTENSION

Flow-mediated dilatation in the superficial femoral artery is nitric oxide mediated in humans

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