Intra- and postoperative myocardial ischemia without significant coronary artery stenosis

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 478-480

  Kindgen Milles, D ^a   Vester, E G ^a   Muller E E ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery spasm; ST segment monitoring; Variant angina

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEART ARREST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0031910380     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05145.x     Document Type: Article

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