High prevalence of a pathological response to acetylcholine testing in patients with stable angina pectoris and unobstructed coronary arteries: The ACOVA study (abnormal coronary vasomotion in patients with stable angina and unobstructed coronary arteries)

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 655-662

  Ong, Peter ^a   Athanasiadis, Anastasios ^a   Borgulya, Gabor ^b   Mahrholdt, Heiko ^a   Kaski, Juan Carlos ^b   Sechtem, Udo ^a  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; coronary spasm; normal coronary arteries; stable angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE TESTING; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACORONARY DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 84857007267     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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