Acute myocardial infarction caused by a myocardial bridge treated with intracoronary stenting

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-212

  Smith, Stacy C ^a   Taber, Mark T ^b   Robiolio, Paul A ^a   Lasala, John M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary anomalies; Myocardial bridge; Stent; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; DOBUTAMINE; METOPROLOL; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; STENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030824654     PISSN: 00986569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199710)42:2<209::AID-CCD27>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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