Statin therapy: new therapy for cardiac microvascular dysfunction
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Statin therapy: new therapy for cardiac microvascular dysfunction.
Cardiac syndrome-X is a clinical entity characterized by angina-like chest discomfort that is often prolonged in duration, normal coronary arteries as assessed by arteriography, non-inducible coronary vasospasm with ergonovine provocation and ST segment depression on treadmill exercise testing. The pathogenesis of cardiac syndrome-X has been ascribed to myocardial ischaemia that may be caused b...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0195-668X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.08.005