Beneficial effects of early coronary reperfusion on left ventricular remodeling and systolic function in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 142-146

  Yang, Yuejin ^a   Gao, Runlin ^a   Tian, Jun ^a   Xu, Yishu ^a   Chen, Zaijia ^a   Yao, Kangbao ^a   Chen, Jilin ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTOLE;

CONVALESCENCE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 0031987802     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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