Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 122-125 , March 2005

Enhanced external counterpulsation improves systolic function by echocardiography in patients with coronary artery disease

  • Rohit R. Arora, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Rohit R. Arora, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Pl., P.O. Box 19, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0019
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  • Santos Lopez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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  • Mohammed Saric, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

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PII: S0147-9563(04)00135-9

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.06.007

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 122-125 , March 2005

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