"Microvascular angina" as a cause of chest pain with angiographically normal coronary arteries

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 1988, Pages 1338-1343

  Cannon III, Richard O ^a   Epstein, Stephen E ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0023922890     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)91180-0     Document Type: Editorial

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