The meaning of suboptimal coronary flow reserve after coronary balloon angioplasty

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-100

  Kern, M J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EDITORIAL; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0036399784     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2808     Document Type: Editorial

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