Noninvasive coronary flow reserve assessed by transthoracic coronary Doppler ultrasound in patients with left anterior descending coronary artery stents

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 522-526

  Pizzuto, Francesco ^a   Voci, Paolo ^a   Mariano, Enrica ^a   Puddu, Paolo Emilio ^a   Chiavari, Pier Andrea ^a   Romeo, Francesco ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; STENT;

EID: 0037374238     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03298-8     Document Type: Article

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