Is the chest pain in cardiac syndrome X due to subendocardial ischaemia?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1539-1540

  Camici, Paolo G ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME X; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; HUMANS; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 34547786578     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm167     Document Type: Editorial

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