Long-term effects of electrical neurostimulation in patients with unstable angina: Refractory to conventional therapies

Neuromodulation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-348

  De Vries, Jessica ^a   DeJongste, Mike J L ^a   Zijlstra, Felix ^a   Staal, Michiel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrical neurostimulation; Refractory angina; Survival analysis; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 34748920979     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2007.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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