Documentation of impaired coronary blood flow by TIMI frame count method in patients with atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1176-1180

  Luo, Chufan ^a   Wu, Xing ^a   Huang, Zhibin ^a   Du, Zhimin ^a   Hao, Yuantao ^a   Hu, Chengheng ^a   Huang, Yong ^a   Gao, Xiuren ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary flow; TIMI frame count

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NITRATE;

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOLYSIS IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION FRAME COUNT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AF; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY FLOW; LAD; LCX; RCA; TFC; THE LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; THE LEFT CIRCUMFLEX CORONARY ARTERY; THE RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; THROMBOLYSIS IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TIMI; TIMI FRAME COUNT;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 84881478037     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.03.118     Document Type: Article

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