Homocysteine and coronary microcirculation: Is it a microvasculopathic agent?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-270

  Turhan, Hasan ^a   Aksoy, Yuksel ^a   Yetkin, Ertan ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary flow reserve; Homocysteine; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Microcirculation; Slow coronary flow

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FLOW RATE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METHIONINE;

EID: 33646796302     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.09.040     Document Type: Article

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