Coronary angiography cannot be used to assess myocardial perfusion in patients undergoing reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 483-484

  Kaul, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034773333     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.86.5.483     Document Type: Editorial

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