Beneficial effects of Terminalia arjuna in coronary artery disease

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 507-510

  Dwivedi, S ^a   Jauhari, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ASPIRIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CORONARY DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; SAFETY; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031406785     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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