Phasic coronary blood flow velocity pattern and flow reserve in the atrium: Regulation of left atrial myocardial perfusion

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 674-680

  Skalidis, Emmanuel I ^a   Kochiadakis, George E ^a   Igoumenidis, Nikolaos E ^a   Vardakis, Konstantinos E ^a   Vardas, Panos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART BEAT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0037454039     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02854-1     Document Type: Article

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