Effect of atorvastatin on myocardial contractile reserve assessed by tissue doppler imaging in moderately hypercholesterolemic patients without heart disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 613-616

  Bountioukos, Manolis ^b   Rizzello, Vittoria ^b   Krenning, Boudewijn J ^b   Bax, Jeroen J ^b   Kertai, Miklos D ^b   Vourvouri, Eleni C ^b   Schinkel, Arend F L ^b   Biagini, Elena ^b   Boersma, Eric ^b   Roelandt, Jos R T C ^b   Poldermans, Don ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041508596     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00737-9     Document Type: Article

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