International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 193-197 , 26 September 2008

Relaxation effects of lavender aromatherapy improve coronary flow velocity reserve in healthy men evaluated by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography

  • Yumi Shiina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Nobusada Funabashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Kwangho Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomohiko Toyoda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Tai Sekine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Sachiko Honjo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Rei Hasegawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Takayuki Kawata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Yu Wakatsuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Shinichiro Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Green Flask Laboratory, Green Flask Co., Ltd. 1-25-1 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0035, Japan
    • ,
  • Shio Murakami

      Affiliations

    • Green Flask Laboratory, Green Flask Co., Ltd. 1-25-1 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0035, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuo Koike

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi City, Chiba 274-8510, Japan
    • ,
  • Masao Daimon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Issei Komuro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan

Received 4 May 2007 ,Accepted 30 June 2007.

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PII: S0167-5273(07)01261-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.064

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 193-197 , 26 September 2008

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