Journal article
Relationship Between Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation in Middle-Aged Healthy Men
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to determine the relationship between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in healthy middle-age men.
BACKGROUND: Carotid IMT and brachial artery FMD are frequently used as surrogate measures of subclinical atherosclerosis. Whereas carotid IMT identifies early structural abnormalities, brachial artery FMD, considered a bioassay of endothelial function, measures functional …
Authors
Yan RT; Anderson TJ; Charbonneau F; Title L; Verma S; Lonn E; Investigators F
Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 45, No. 12, pp. 1980–1986
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.jacc.2004.12.079
ISSN
0735-1097