Diagnosis of coronary spasm by dipyridamole-echocardiography test;Il test ecodipiridamolo nella diagnosi di angina vaso-motoria

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1169-1173

  Baldini, Umberto ^a,c   Dini, Frank Lloyd ^b   Marchetti, Manuela ^b   Micheli, Giovanni ^b   Magini, Glauco ^a  

^a Spedali Riuniti   (Italy)

^b Reparto di Cardiologia e UTIC   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Coronary spasm; Dipyridamole; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ATROPINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

CORONARY VASOSPASM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030697212     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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