Coronary slow flow phenomenon and risk for sudden cardiac death due to ventricular arrhythmias

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 352-355

  Saya, Shoaib ^a   Hennebry, Thomas A ^a   Lozano, Pedro ^a   Lazzara, Ralph ^a   Schechter, Eliot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory electrocardiogram; Arrhythmia; Cardiac catheterization; Diagnostic interventional electrocardiography; Endothelial function dysfunction; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FELODIPINE; NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY SLOW FLOW PHENOMENON; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; QT DISPERSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 50249102070     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20266     Document Type: Article

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