Anomalous left anterior descending coronary artery: Malignant hospital course of a not so benign anomaly

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 468-470

  Coyle, Louis ^a   Thomas, William J ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary anomaly; Coronary origin; Malignant course

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0033667462     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-726X(200012)51:4<468::AID-CCD20>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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