Left circumflex occlusion - Underrecognized and undertreated

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-225

  O'Keefe Jr , James H ^a   Gibbons, Raymond J ^b  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Left circumflex coronary artery; Myocardial infarctions; NON ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION;

EID: 0034526272     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026534922554     Document Type: Review

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