Nitric Oxide Bioavailability Is Reduced in Peripheral Artery Disease in Association With Increased Oxidative Stress and an Altered Biopterin System

• Ahmed Ismaeel,
• Evlampia Papoutsi,
• William T. Bohannon,
• Robert Smith,
• Robert Brumberg,
• Carlos H. Castro,
• Jeffrey S. Kirk,
• Iraklis I. Pipinos,
• Panagiotis Koutakis

Affiliations

Ahmed Ismaeel

Baylor University, Waco, Tex

Evlampia Papoutsi

Baylor University, Waco, Tex

William T. Bohannon

Baylor Scott and White Heath, Temple, Tex

Robert Smith

Baylor Scott and White Heath, Temple, Tex

Robert Brumberg

Vascular Surgery Associates, Tallahassee, Fla

Carlos H. Castro

Capital Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, Fla

Jeffrey S. Kirk

Capital Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, Fla

Iraklis I. Pipinos

University Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb

Panagiotis Koutakis

Baylor University, Waco, Tex