Imaging of the left anterior descending coronary artery by high-frequency transthoracic and epicardial echocardiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 10 SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages L28-L31

  Gradus Pizlo, Irmina ^a   Feigenbaum, Harvey ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVENTITIA; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTIMA; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0037153061     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02960-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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