Prognostic value of noninvasive stressing modalities in patients with chest pain and normal coronary angiogram

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Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-66

  Bigi, Riccardo ^a,b   De Chiara, Benedetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonome dysfunction; Myocardial ischemic; Normal coronary angiogram; Stress test; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOTHELIUM; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME X; THORAX PAIN;

CLINICAL TRIALS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 17144403251     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-005-2640-6     Document Type: Review

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