Usefulness of pulse pressure for the detection of extent and severity of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetic patients with silent myocardial ischaemia at exercise stress test

Diabetologia

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1238-1239

  Bacci, S ^a   Villella, M ^a   Villella, A ^a,b   Rauseo, A ^a   Langialonga, T ^a,c   Trischitta, V ^a,d  

^a CSS Scientific Institute   (Italy)

^b F Lastaria Hospital   (Italy)

^c MIULLI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RANDOMIZATION; REST; SILENT MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PRESSURE; PULSE;

EID: 21344459461     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-1752-0     Document Type: Article

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