Tortuosity of coronary arteries: An indicator for impaired left ventricular relaxation?

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 671-677

  Turgut, Okan ^a   Yilmaz, Ahmet ^a   Yalta, Kenan ^a   Yilmaz, Birhan M ^a   Ozyol, Ali ^a   Kendirlioglu, Omer ^a   Karadas, Filiz ^a   Tandogan, Izzet ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angiography; Coronary tortuosity; Diastolic dysfunction; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 35848960525     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9186-4     Document Type: Article

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