Dynamic cyclic changes in coronary sinus caliber in patients with and without congestive heart failure

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-277

  D'Cruz, Ivan A ^a,b   Johns, Cameila ^a   Shala, M Bashar ^a   Kaiser, Jackie ^a   Clark, Regenia ^a   Dubois, Linda ^a   Ford, Elwood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

CORONARY VESSELS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0033556280     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00838-8     Document Type: Article

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