Increased TIMI frame counts in cocaine users: A case for increased microvascular resistance in the absence of epicardial coronary disease or spasm

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 319-322

  Kelly, Russell F ^a,b,c   Sompalli, Vineel ^a   Sattar, Payman ^a   Khankari, Kishore ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Cocaine; Coronary angiography; Corrected TIMI frame count; Microvascular resistance

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037662816     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4950260705     Document Type: Article

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