Anomalous left anterior descending coronary artery presenting with acute myocardial infarction

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 594-595

  Warner, A ^a   Horowitz, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CORONARY VESSEL MALFORMATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0031243956     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb00971.x     Document Type: Article

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