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Published on: October 22, 2014
Temporal response of brachial artery dilation after occlusion and nitroglycerin
B Bressler1, S Chan, G B Mancini
1University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
Abstract:
This study shows that a set time after cuff deflation or after nitroglycerin administration may not be suitable to capture peak, brachial artery dilatory responses in assessing endothelial dysfunction. Automated, continuous monitoring methods are required to simplify identification of peak responses and to standardize reporting.
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