The effects of enhanced external counterpulsation on myocardial perfusion in patients with stable angina: A multicenter radionuclide study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1066-1073

  Michaels, Andrew D ^a   Raisinghani, Ajit ^b   Soran, Ozlem ^c   De Lame, Paul Andre ^d   Lemaire, Michele L ^d   Kligfield, Paul ^e   Watson, Denny D ^f   Conti, C Richard ^g   Beller, George ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Anabase International Corporation   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTERPULSATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; COUNTERPULSATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 27744606592     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.01.054     Document Type: Article

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