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University of Arizona Health Sciences

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Dallin Tavoian, PhD, uses an ultrasound probe to obtain an image of an artery in the participant's upper arm. The flow-mediated dilation procedure assesses the artery's response to a change in blood flow, an important marker of cardiovascular health.

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