Left ventricular function and exercise capacity in patients with slow coronary flow

Echocardiography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 158-164

  Elsherbiny, Islam A ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

exercise capacity; left ventricular function; slow coronary flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84856354790     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01552.x     Document Type: Article

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