New device for assessment of endothelial function: plethysmographic flow-mediated vasodilation (pFMD)

Shinji Kishimoto1) ● Yu Hashimoto2) ●Tatsuya Maruhashi1) ●Masato Kajikawa3) ●Aya Mizobuchi1) ●Takahiro Harada4) ●Takayuki Yamaji5) ●Yukiko Nakano6) ●Chikara Goto7) ●Farina Mohamad Yusoff1) ●Yoshitaka Iwanaga8,9) ●Koshiro Kanaoka8) ●Tomohiko Yada10) ●Tomomasa Itarashiki10) ●Yukihito Higashi1,3)

1) Department of Regenerative Medicine, Division of Radiation Medical Science, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
2) Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical Corporation JR Hiroshima Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
3) Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
4) Center for Cause of Death Investigation Research, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
5) Center for Radiation Disaster Medical Science, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
6) Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
7) Dpartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of General Rehabilitation, Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima, Japan
8) Department of Medical and Health Information Management, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
9) Department of Cardiology, Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Osaka, Japan
10) Saraya Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan