How stiffening of the aorta and elastic arteries leads to compromised coronary flow

Heart

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 690-691

  O'Rourke, Michael F ^a  

^a ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; ELASTICITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CORONARY OCCLUSION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44349194328     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.134791     Document Type: Editorial

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