Cardiac syndrome X: Is it a treatable disease?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-

  Cay, Serkan ^a   Durmaz, Tahir ^b  

^a Yuksek Ihtisas Heart Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angina; Anti ischemic; Cardiac syndrome X (CSX)

Indexed keywords

NICORANDIL;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COUNTERPULSATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME X; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE VOLUME;

EID: 79951959932     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.08.018     Document Type: Article

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