Effects of mitral and/or aortic valve replacement or repair on endothelium-dependent peripheral vasorelaxation and its relation to improvement in exercise capacity.
Nakamura
M
M
Department of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Japan.
Chiba
M
M
Ueshima
K
K
Arakawa
N
N
Yoshida
H
H
Makita
S
S
Kawazoe
K
K
Hiramori
K
K
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000503:physiopathology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology*
D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D010100:Oxygen