American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 79, Issue 10 , Pages 1329-1333 , 15 May 1997

Comparison of myocardial contrast echocardiography and coronary angiography for assessing the acute protective effects of collateral recruitment during occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery at the time of elective angioplasty

  • Yasuhiko Sakata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yasuhiko Sakata, MD, Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-cho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543, Japan.
    • From the Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • From the Cardiology Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
    • From the First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Kazuhisa Kodama, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • From the Cardiology Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
    • From the First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Takayoshi Adachi, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • From the Cardiology Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
    • From the First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
    • ,
  • Young-Jae Lim, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • From the Cardiology Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
    • From the First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Fuminobu Ishikura, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • From the Cardiology Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
    • From the First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Hisakazu Fuji, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • From the Cardiology Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
    • From the First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Tohru Masuyama, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • From the Cardiology Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
    • From the First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Atsushi Hirayama, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
    • From the Cardiology Division, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
    • From the First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan

Received 15 October 1996 ,Accepted 27 January 1997.

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American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 79, Issue 10 , Pages 1329-1333 , 15 May 1997

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