Identification of syndrome X using intravascular ultrasound imaging and Doppler flow mapping

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 521-527

  Qian, Ju Ying ^a   Ge, Jun Bo ^a   Fan, Bing ^a   Wang, Qi Bing ^a   Chen, Hao Zhu ^a   Baumgart, Dietrich ^b   Haude, Michael ^b   Erbel, Raimund ^b  

^a ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Doppler ultrasound; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNDROME X;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 2342512148     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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