Emerging importance of alpha-adrenergic coronary vasoconstriction in acute coronary syndromes and its genetic background

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-196

  Heusch, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0037438803     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02703-1     Document Type: Editorial

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