Angina pectoris in patients with normal coronary angiograms: Current pathophysiological concepts and therapeutic options

Heart

Volumn 98, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1020-1029

  Yilmaz, Ali ^a   Sechtem, Udo ^a  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICROANGIOPATHY; MYOCARDITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRINZMETAL ANGINA PECTORIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME X; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84862006714     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301352     Document Type: Review

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