Quantitative Blush Evaluator accurately quantifies microvascular dysfunction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Comparison with cardiovascular magnetic resonance

American Heart Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Porto, Italo ^a   Hamilton Craig, Christian ^a,b   De Maria, Giovanni Luigi ^a   Vergallo, Rocco ^a   Cautilli, Giorgio ^a   Galiuto, Leonarda ^a   Burzotta, Francesco ^a   Leone, Antonio Maria ^a   Niccoli, Giampaolo ^a   Natale, Luigi ^a   Bonomo, Lorenzo ^a   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HUMAN; INTRAMYOCARDIAL HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MICROVASCULAR OBSTRUCTION; MYOCARDIAL SALVAGE INDEX; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE BLUSH EVALUATOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 80051664079     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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