Total blush score: A new index for the assessment of microvascular perfusion in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-185

  Atmaca, Yusuf ^a,b   Duzen, Veysel ^a   Ozdol, Cagdas ^a   Altin, Timucin ^a   Tulunay, Cansin ^a   Ertas, Fatih ^a   Erol, Cetin ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Myocardial blush grade; Total blush score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 42349107057     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0b013e3282f35901     Document Type: Article

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