Myocardial bridging as a cause of acute transient left heart dysfunction

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 574-580

  Roul, Gérald ^a   Sens, Philippe ^a   Germain, Philippe ^a   Bareiss, Pierre ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute left heart dysfunction; Debridging; Ischemia; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Myocardial bridging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032782062     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.2.574     Document Type: Article

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