Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 383-387 , October 2008

Long-Term Effect of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Endothelial Function in the Patients with Intractable Angina

  • Mohammad Hashemi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
    • ,
  • Marzieh Hoseinbalam

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Regeneration and Neovascularization Research Group, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
    • ,
  • Majid Khazaei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +98 311 7922407.

Received 16 December 2007 ,Revised 4 February 2008 ,Accepted 6 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.02.001

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 383-387 , October 2008

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