Prognostic relevance of coronary collateral circulation: Clinical and epidemiological implications

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 300-301

  Turgut, Okan ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan ^a   Yalta, Kenan ^a   Tandogan, Izzet ^a   Yilmaz, Ahmet ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Collateral circulation; Epidemiology; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QT DISPERSION; REPOLARIZATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 70749146981     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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