Coronary angiography before myocardial infarction: Can the culprit site be prospectively recognized?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 368-370

  Little, W C ^a   Applegate, R J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031687342     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(98)70207-8     Document Type: Editorial

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