Segmental degradation of left ventricular wall motion after persistent coronary fistula in a posttransplantation patient: A case report and short review of literature

Transplantation

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2108-2111

  Gasser, Robert ^a   Koppel, H ^b   Luha, O ^b   Brussee, H ^b   Stoschitzky, K ^b   Tscheliessnigg, K H ^b   Klein, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY STEAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034720543     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200005270-00024     Document Type: Article

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