Coronary vasospasm and coronary atherosclerosis: Do we have to choose?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 663-664

  Marzilli, Mario ^a   Huqi, Alda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; coronary atherosclerosis; coronary vasospasm; non STEMI

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACETYLCHOLINE TESTING; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRACORONARY DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VASODILATATION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 84857004278     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.11.014     Document Type: Editorial

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