Slow coronary flow is associated with carotid artery dilatation

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Yigit, Fatma ^a   Sezgin, Alpay Turan ^a   Demircan, Senol ^a   Tekin, Goknur ^a   Erol, Tansel ^a   Muderrisoglu, Haldun ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carotid artery diameter; Carotid intima media thickness; Coronary artery diameter; Slow coronary flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 33646197539     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.209.41     Document Type: Article

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