Peripheral arterial tonometry cannot detect patients at low risk of coronary artery disease

BACKGROUND: Endothelial dysfunction precedes coronary artery disease (CAD) and can be measured by peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT). We examined the applicability of PAT to detect a low risk of CAD in a chest pain clinic. METHODS: In 93 patients, PAT was performed resulting in reactive hyperaemia...

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Autores principales: van den Heuvel, M., Sorop, O., Musters, P.J., van Domburg, R.T., Galema, T.W., Duncker, D.J., van der Giessen, W.J., Nieman, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4580661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26021619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12471-015-0715-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4580661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26021619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12471-015-0715-4

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