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Figure 2 Effect of radiation therapy on nitroglycerin-mediated vasodilation. The individual and mean percent increase in axillary artery size after nitroglycerin administration is shown. Error bars represent standard error. Nitroglycerin-mediated vasodilation was significantly greater in irradiated arteries compared with nonirradiated arteries and arteries in control subjects (p < 0.05).