Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon Caused by Contrast-induced Microvascular Spasm

Internal Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 1991-1994

  Sadamatsu, Kenji ^a   Inoue, Shujiro ^a   Tashiro, Hideki ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Coronary disease; Microcirculation; Nicorandil; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; NICORANDIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NICORANDIL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 38749107025     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0355     Document Type: Article

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