International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , 1 May 2009

Long-term association of brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilation and cardiovascular events in middle-aged subjects with no apparent heart disease

  • Michael Shechter

      Affiliations

    • Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel. Tel.: +11 972 3 5302645; fax: +11 972 3 6780581.
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  • Assaf Issachar

      Affiliations

    • Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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  • Ibrahim Marai

      Affiliations

    • Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • ,
  • Nira Koren-Morag

      Affiliations

    • Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • ,
  • Dov Freinark

      Affiliations

    • Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • ,
  • Yael Shahar

      Affiliations

    • Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • ,
  • Alon Shechter

      Affiliations

    • Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • ,
  • Micha S. Feinberg

      Affiliations

    • Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Received 31 July 2007 ,Revised 20 December 2007 ,Accepted 11 January 2008.

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☆ Part of this study was presented as an abstract at the 55th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March 2006.

PII: S0167-5273(08)00311-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.01.021

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , 1 May 2009

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