Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated with Hypereosinophilic Syndrome in a Young Man

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 803-806

  Takahashi, Naohiko ^a   Kondo, Katsuhiro ^a   Aoyagi, Juntaro ^a  

^a Tenshindo Hetsugi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary vasospasm; Hypereosinophilic syndrome; Kimura's disease

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; ERGOMETRINE; HEPARIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PREDNISOLONE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; KIMURA DISEASE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0030828243     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.61.803     Document Type: Article

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