Improvement in Coronary Flow Reserve Determined by Positron Emission Tomography After 6 Months of Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy in Patients With Early Stages of Coronary Atherosclerosis
- 8 June 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 99 (22) , 2871-2875
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.99.22.2871
Abstract
Background—Early stages of coronary atherosclerosis are characterized by a mainly functional impairment of coronary vasodilator capacity under the impact of such risk factors as hypercholesterolemi...Keywords
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