THE IMPACT OF BASELINE ARTERY DIAMETER ON HUMAN FLOW-MEDIATED VASODILATION: A COMPARISON OF BRACHIAL AND RADIAL ARTERY RESPONSES TO MATCHED LEVELS OF SHEAR STRESS

Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) can be used to assess the risk of atherosclerosis; however, an inverse relationship between vessel size and FMD has been identified using reactive hyperemia (RH) to create a shear stress (SS) stimulus in human conduit arteries. RH creates a transient and uncontrolled SS...

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Main Author: JAZULI, FARAH
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6066