Differences in coronary microvascular lesions in coronary heart disease and hypertension: An autopsy study of elderly patients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-212

  Li, Xiao Ying ^a   Li, Rui ^a   Yu, Wen ^a   Shi, Huai Yin ^a   Wei, Li Xin ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Coronary heart disease; Hypertension; Microvascular lesion

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAPILLARY DENSITY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROVASCULATURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AUTOPSY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1542686179     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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