Coronary artery spasm leading to life threatening arrhythmias

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-90

  Adams, J N ^a   Denver, M A ^a   Rae, A P ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery spasm; Life threatening arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; NORETHISTERONE; QUINAPRIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MENORRHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RESUSCITATION; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0031857613     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.1.89     Document Type: Article

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