Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Oct 2005
Comparative StudyRelationship between endothelial function in the coronary and brachial arteries.
Endothelial dysfunction is the first step in the progression to atherosclerosis, but little is known regarding whether there is a correlation in endothelial function between the coronary and peripheral arteries. ⋯ These results suggest that brachial endothelial function is associated with coronary endothelial function in patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries, suggesting that impairment of endothelial function may occur simultaneously in both coronary and peripheral arteries.