Lack of compensatory enlargement at sites of coronary vasospasm: Identification by ultrasound and successful treatment with stenting

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 865-868

  Kinlay, S ^a   Selwyn, A P ^a   Ganz, P ^a   O'Gara, P T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensatory enlargement; Coronary spasm; Intravascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMLODIPINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY STENT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033764025     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960231117     Document Type: Article

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