Enhanced External Counterpulsation Treatment Improves Arterial Wall Properties and Wave Reflection Characteristics in Patients With Refractory Angina

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1208-1214

  Nichols, Wilmer W ^a   Estrada, Juan C ^a   Braith, Randy W ^a   Owens, Karen ^a   Conti, C Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COUNTERPULSATION; ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RADIAL ARTERY; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; COUNTERPULSATION; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; OXYGEN; PULSE; RADIAL ARTERY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33748429931     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.094     Document Type: Article

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