Angina pectoris with normal coronary arteries (microvascular angina/syndrome X);Angina pectoris bei normalen Koronararterien (Mikrovaskular-Angina/Syndrom X)

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Langes, K ^a   Nienaber, C A ^a   Meinertz, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VERAPAMIL;

ANGINA PECTORIS; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYNDROME X;

EID: 0031021610     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1047574     Document Type: Review

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