The coronary slow flow phenomenon: A new cardiac "Y" syndrome?

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 39, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Leone, Maria Cristina ^a   Gori, Tommaso ^a   Fineschi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Microvasculature; Slow flow

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE;

BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; CORONARY SLOW FLOW PHENOMENON; HEART Y SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME X;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOLOGY; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 47849117408     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2008-1079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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