Correlation between clinical and morphologic findings in unstable angina

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 128-132

  De Servi, S ^a   Arbustini, E ^a   Marsico, F ^a   Bramucci, E ^a   Angoli, L ^a   Porcu, E ^a   Costante, A M ^a   Kubica, J ^a   Boschetti, E ^a   Valentini, P ^a   Specchia, G ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0030053410     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)90581-0     Document Type: Article

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