Aberrant origin of the right coronary artery: Diagnostic and surgical aspects

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 913-915

  Nielsen, Sten Lyager ^a   Steinbrüchel, Daniel ^a   Kure, Hans Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aberrant origin of right coronary artery; Coronary artery anomalies; Myocardial ischemia; Myocardial scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TECHNETIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY VESSEL MALFORMATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TECHNETIUM; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI;

EID: 0030346526     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80321-6     Document Type: Article

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