Analysis of phasic flow velocity dynamics in the left anterior descending coronary artery before and after angioplasty using transthoracic echocardiography in patients with stable angina pectoris

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 614-617

  Crowley, James J ^a,b   Shapiro, Leonard M ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030963677     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00431-1     Document Type: Article

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