3. ESTIMATION OF CORONARY FLOW RESERVE CAPACITY USING TRANSTHORACIC DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND THE COLD PRESSOR TEST IS USEFUL FOR DIAGNOSING VARIANT ANGINA
Background: The cold pressor test (CPT) has been used to detect vasospastic angina, but its sensitivity for predicting vasospasm is low. The aim of this study was to determine if the estimation of coronary flow reserve capacity in the left anterior descending coronary artery using transthoracic Dopp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2009-10-01
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Series: | Artery Research |
Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125925789/view |