Effects of Short-Term Treatment of Hyperlipidemia on Coronary Vasodilator Function and Myocardial Perfusion in Regions Having Substantial Impairment of Baseline Dilator Reverse
- 29 September 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 98 (13) , 1291-1296
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.13.1291
Abstract
Background—We tested the hypothesis that correction of hyperlipidemia improves coronary vasodilator response and maximal perfusion in myocardial regions having substantial impairment of pretreatmen...Keywords
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