Malignant ventricular arrhythmias revealing anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in two adults

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 539-541

  Frapier, Jean Marc ^a   Leclercq, Florence ^a   Bodino, Marc ^a   Chaptal, Paul André ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery; Cryotherapy; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0032923263     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00024-X     Document Type: Article

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