Advances in understanding the mechanisms of angina pectoris in cardiac syndrome X

European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 946-948

  Beltrame, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CINGULATE GYRUS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HABITUATION; HIGH ENERGY PHOSPHATE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; SYNDROME X; THORAX PAIN;

HUMANS; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD;

EID: 18844370933     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi242     Document Type: Editorial

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