Increased coronary vasomotor tone in acute myocardial infarction patients with spontaneous coronary recanalization

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 503-509

  Akiyama, Hiroyuki ^a   Ishikawa, Kinji ^a   Kanamasa, Ken ^a   Ogawa, Iwao ^a   Koka, Hironari ^a   Kamata, Noriaki ^a   Nakai, Shoji ^a   Katori, Ryo ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Angina pectoris; Nitroglycerin; Spontaneous recanalization; Vasomotor tone

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; THORAX PAIN; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITROGLYCERIN; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 0030858960     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.61.503     Document Type: Article

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