Coronary spasm in acute myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-199

  Lip, G Y H ^a   Ray, K K ^b   Shiu, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary spasm; Prinzmetal's angina; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NITRATE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; PRINZMETAL ANGINA PECTORIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME X; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0031816190     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.2.197     Document Type: Article

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