Frequency of systemic microvascular dysfunction in syndrome X and in variant angina

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 182-186

  Bøtker, Hans Erik ^a   Sonne, Helle S ^a   Sørensen, Keld E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNDROME X; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0030035974     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)90393-8     Document Type: Article

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