title: Flow-mediated dilation: is it just a research tool or a useful biomarker for cardiovascular prognosis.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: gsiasos@med.uoa.gr.
authors.forename: Gerasimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Siasos
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zografos
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oikonomou
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Papavassiliou
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hippokration' Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
mesh_terms: D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology*; D014664:Vasodilation
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Biomarker; Cardiovascular disease; Flow mediated dilation; Prognosis