Low diagnostic yield of elective coronary angiography

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-95

  Abbate, Antonio ^a   George, Vetrovec ^a   Crea, Filippo ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VALVE STENOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 77954203014     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1004220     Document Type: Letter

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