Correlation of epicardial and systemic flow-mediated vasodilation in patients with atypical angina but no evidence of atherosclerotic disease

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1054-1060

  Vallbracht Israng, Katja B ^a   Morguet, Andreas ^a   Schwimmbeck, Peter L ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Coronary circulation; Endothelium dependent vasodilation; Flow mediated vasodilation; Inflammation; Peripheral circulation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; GLYCEROL NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL ANGINA PECTORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PROGNOSIS; RADIAL ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VASODILATION;

EID: 38449083289     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(07)70873-5     Document Type: Article

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