Background—Three different techniques to evaluate endothelium-dependent vasodilation in
the peripheral circulation have been described but not simultaneously tested in a large …

Blueberry consumption has been shown to have various health benefits in humans.
However, little is known about the effect of blueberry consumption on blood pressure …

Atherosclerosis and its thrombotic complications are the major cause of morbidity and
mortality in the industrialized world. The progression of atherosclerotic plaques in the …

Objectives. This study sought to examine whether endothelial function is impaired in the
large vessels of asymptomatic young adults with insulin-dependent diabetes and whether …

The traditional risk factors for coronary heart disease, which include hypercholesterolemia,
hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus, and high‐fat diet, have all been …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to determine whether patients with vascular erectile
dysfunction (ED) and no other clinical cardiovascular disease have structural and functional …

Background—Polymorphisms in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene may
influence the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), but data from published studies with …

OBJECTIVE This work was undertaken to determine whether dietary supplementation with
marine omega-3 fatty acids improve systemic large artery endothelial function in subjects …

Background—Cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, sudden death, and
stroke have a peak incidence in the early hours after waking. The mechanisms involved in …

Background—Our group has previously shown that human umbilical vein endothelial cells
exposed to smokers' serum decreased nitric oxide (NO) production and endothelial nitric …