Coronary vasospasm at the site of myocardial bridge report of two cases

Angiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 659-663

  Kodama, Koji ^a   Morioka, Norikatsu ^a   Hara, Yuji ^a   Shigematsu, Yuji ^a   Hamada, Mareomi ^a   Hiwada, Kunio ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; NISOLDIPINE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0031828160     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979804900812     Document Type: Article

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