Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in young women

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-205

  Almahmeed, W A ^a   Haykowski, M ^a   Boone, J ^a   Ling, H ^a   Allard, M ^a   Webb, J ^a   Carere, R ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary artery dissection; Exercise; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PUERPERIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CORONARY ANEURYSM; EXERCISE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030023670     PISSN: 00986569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199602)37:2<201::AID-CCD21>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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