The sustained benefits of long-term neurostimulation in patients with refractory chest pain and normal coronary arteries

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 360-365

  de Vries, Jessica ^a   DeJongste, Mike J L ^a   Durenkamp, Ans ^a   Zijlstra, Felix ^a   Staal, Michiel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Neurostimulation; Normal coronary arteries; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTORY CHEST PAIN; THORAX PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

DERMATITIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD; TIME; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33846813818     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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