Effects of oral L-arginine on endothelium-dependent vasodilation and markers of inflammation in healthy postmenopausal women
Arnon Blum, MD*,
Londa Hathaway, RN*,
Rita Mincemoyer, RN*,
William H. Schenke, BA*,
Martha Kirby, BA
,
Gyorgy Csako, MD
,
Myron A. Waclawiw, PhD
,
Julio A. Panza, MD, FACC* and
Richard O. Cannon, III, MD, FACC*
* Cardiology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Hematology Branch Branches, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Office of Biostatistics Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Clinical Pathology Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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Figure 1 Bar graphs show percent increase in brachial artery diameter from baseline measurements following forearm ischemia (flow-mediated dilation) in the left panel, and following nitroglycerin administration in the right panel. Data = mean ± SEM.
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