Enhanced external counterpulsation improves endothelial function in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1761-1768

  Bonetti, Piero O ^a   Barsness, Gregory W ^a   Keelan, Paul C ^a   Schnell, Theresa I ^a   Pumper, Geralyn M ^a   Kuvin, Jeffrey T ^b   Schnall, Robert P ^c   Holmes Jr , David R ^a   Higano, Stuart T ^a   Lerman, Amir ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Itamar Medical Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COUNTERPULSATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038239542     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00329-2     Document Type: Article

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