Elastic properties of aorta are impaired in patients with slow coronary flow phenomenon

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-124

  Arat, Nurcan ^a,b   Altay, Hakan ^a   Sabah, Irfan ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aortic distensibility; Atherosclerosis; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MALE; RIGIDITY; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 48749111375     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: 00194832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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