Impending acute myocardial infarction during severe exercise associated with a myocardial bridge

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-288

  Ortega Carnicer, J ^a,b   Fernandez Medina V ^a  

^a Hospital Alarcos   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atenolol; Exercise; Impending myocardial infarction; Myocardial bridge; ST segment elevation; Transmural myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032788056     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90112-7     Document Type: Article

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