The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on coronary and systemic haemodynamics in syndrome X

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 547-552

  Sanderson, John E ^a   Woo, Kam S ^a   Chung, Hau K ^a   Chan, Wilson W M ^a   Tse, Lawrence K K ^a   White, Harvey D ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

coronary blood flow; syndrome X; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME X; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0029858134     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199607000-00010     Document Type: Article

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