Assessing the relation between coronary reflow and myocardial reflow

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 12 A, 1998, Pages 8G-12G

  Ito, Hiroshi ^a   Iwakura, Katsuomi ^a  

^a Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032543728     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00046-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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