Coronary spasm reflects inputs from adjacent esophageal system

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 290, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Manfrini, Olivia ^a   Bazzocchi, Gabriele ^a   Luati, Alessandra ^a   Borghi, Alberigo ^a   Monari, Paola ^a   Bugiardini, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Autonomic nervous system; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADULT; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ESOPHAGEAL SPASM, DIFFUSE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33646395385     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00925.2005     Document Type: Article

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