Reduction of coronary flow reserve in patients with increased aortic stiffness

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 818-822

  Nemes, Attila ^a   Forster, Tamás ^a   Csanády, Miklós ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aortic distensibility; Coronary flow reserve; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 36349019710     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y07-075     Document Type: Article

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