Intravascular ultrasound identification of calcified intraluminal lesions misdiagnosed as thrombi by coronary angiography

American Heart Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 687-689

  Duissaillant, Gaston R ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^a   Pichard, Augusto D ^a   Kent, Kenneth M ^a   Satler, Lowell F ^a   Popma, Jeffrey J ^a   Griffin, Jennifer ^a   Leon, Martin B ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Washington Cardiology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029958565     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90256-2     Document Type: Article

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