Brachytherapy: Potential therapy for refractory coronary spasm

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1415-1419

  Erne, Paul ^a,d   Jamshidi, Peiman ^a   Juelke, Peter ^b   Hafner, Hans Peter ^b   Thum, Peter ^b   Resink, Therese ^c  

^a Cardiology   (Switzerland)

^b LuzernSwitzerland ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d Division of Cardiology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; MOLSIDOMINE; PHOSPHORUS 32;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFUSION; IRRADIATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 4644234953     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.06.056     Document Type: Article

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