Does overnight duty affect vascular endothelial function?

Abstract Background The reactive hyperemia index (RHI), which is obtained from the measurement of peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT), is highly associated with the percentage change in the end-diastolic arterial diameter (%flow-mediated dilatation) at reactive hyperemia. Low RHI is reported to be a...

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Main Authors: A. Garu, Eri Nitta, Yuri Yoshida, Erika Yata, Akari Tsunematsu, Tsuyoshi Araki, Atsushi Nagai, Shozo Yano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02277-y