Long-term prognosis of patients with angina treated with enhanced external counterpulsation: Five-year follow-up study

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 254-258

  Lawson, William E ^a   Hui, John C K ^a   Cohn, Peter F ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; External counterpulsation; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COUNTERPULSATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034071028     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960230406     Document Type: Article

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