Reversible left anterior descending artery spasm, prolonged cardiac arrest and left main thrombosis during a PTCA attempt of the circumflex artery

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 151-154

  Trani, Carlo ^a   Burzotta, Francesco ^a   Andreotti, Felicita ^a   Colizzi, Christian ^a   Rebuzzi, Antonio Giuseppe ^a   Schiavoni, Giovanni ^a   Mazzari, Mario Attilio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Coronary spasm; Coronary thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034145465     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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