Enhanced external counterpulsation for chronic myocardial ischemia: How to use a nonpharmacologic, noninvasive treatment for patients with angina

Journal of Critical Illness

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 629-636

  Lawson, W E ^a   Hui, J C K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; COUNTERPULSATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 0033731293     PISSN: 10400257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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