Persistent but reversible coronary microvascular dysfunction after bypass grafting

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 6 48-6, 2000, Pages

  Spyrou, Nicos ^a   Khan, Masood A ^b   Rosen, Stuart D ^b   Foale, Rodney ^c   Davies, D Wyn ^c   Sogliani, Franco ^c   De Lisle Stanbridge, Rex ^c   Camici, Paolo G ^b  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Coronary microcirculation; Coronary vasodilator reserve; Myocardial blood flow; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST;

EID: 0034537421     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.6.h2634     Document Type: Article

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