Effect of oral nitroglycerin and cold stress on myocardial perfusion in areas subtended by stenosed and nonstenosed coronary arteries

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1019-1024

  Bøttcher, Morten ^a   Madsen, Mette M ^a   Randsbæk, Flemming ^a   Refsgaard, Jens ^a   Dørup, Inge ^a   Sørensen, Keld ^a   Nielsen, Torsten Toftegaard ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITROGEN 13;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COLD; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; STRESS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0036569601     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02268-3     Document Type: Article

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