Coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with microvascular angina: Analysis by TIMI frame count

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 622-626

  Sun, Hongtao ^a   Fukumoto, Yoshihiro ^a   Ito, Akira ^a   Shimokawa, Hiroaki ^a   Sunagawa, Kenji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary spasm; ISDN; Microvascular spasm; TIMI frame count

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOSPASM;

ACETYLCHOLINE; CORONARY VASOSPASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 27344433835     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000181291.96086.ae     Document Type: Article

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