Effect of intracoronary recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor on myocardial perfusion: Evidence for a dose-dependent effect

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 118-121

  Hendel, Robert C ^a,h   Henry, Timothy D ^b   Rocha Singh, Krishna ^c   Isner, Jeffrey M ^d   Kereiakes, Dean J ^e   Giordano, Frank J ^f   Simons, Michael ^g   Bonow, Robert O ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants Ltd   (United States)

^d ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research & Education   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Growth substances; Tomography

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; RECOMBINANT VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033982580     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.2.118     Document Type: Article

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