Enhanced external counterpulsation in congestive heart failure: Possibly the most potent inodilator to date

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 201-203

  Strobeck, John E ^a  

^a Heart Lung Center   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COUNTERPULSATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; PULSE WAVE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0036665893     PISSN: 10797998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2002.01743.x     Document Type: Editorial

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