Physiologic Evaluation of Myocardial Bridging: A New Analysis for an Old Disease

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 596-600

  Park, Kyungil ^a   Youn, Tae Jin ^a   Park, Kyung Woo ^a   Na, Sang Hoon ^a   Lee, Hae Young ^a   Kang, Hyun Jae ^a   Chung, Woo Young ^a   Koo, Bon Kwon ^a   Chae, In Ho ^a   Choi, Dong Ju ^a   Kim, Hyo Soo ^a   Oh, Byung Hee ^a   Park, Young Bae ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING;

ADRENERGIC BETA-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DOBUTAMINE; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 81255171603     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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