Alteration of coronary flow velocity during spontaneous angina in a patient with microvascular angina

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-67

  Takeuchi, Masaaki ^a,b   Kuroiwa, Akio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b University of Occupational and Environmental Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

Doppler guidewire; Syndrome X; Systolic flow reversal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; SYNDROME X; SYSTOLE; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY VESSELS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0034063230     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(200005)50:1<63::AID-CCD13>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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