Long-term follow-up of patients with cardiac syndrome X treated by spinal cord stimulation

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 591-597

  Sgueglia, Gregory Angelo ^a   Sestito, Alfonso ^a   Spinelli, Antonella ^a   Cioni, Beatrice ^a   Infusino, Fabio ^a   Papacci, Fabio ^a   Bellocci, Fulvio ^a   Meglio, Mario ^a   Crea, Filippo ^a   Lanza, Gaetano Antonio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC SYNDROME X; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD; SYNDROME X; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247884396     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.102194     Document Type: Article

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