Nonatherosclerotic aneurysm of the left circumflex coronary artery presenting with accelerated angina pectoris: Response to medical management: A case report

Angiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 595-598

  Khan, Ijaz A ^a,c   Dogan, Ozgen M ^b   Vasavada, Balendu C ^b   Sacchi, Terrence J ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY CARDIAC CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033928359     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970005100708     Document Type: Article

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