New light on a forgotten disease: Vasospastic angina

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1238-1240

  Crea, Filippo ^a   Lanza, Gaetano Antonio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; inflammation; leukocytes; vasospasm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FASUDIL; HYDROXYFASUDIL; RHO KINASE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VASOSPASM; VASOSPASTIC ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 80052868498     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.05.044     Document Type: Editorial

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