Angiographic presentation of coronary artery spasm in heart transplant recipients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-74

  Boffa, Giovanni Maria ^a   Livi, Ugolino ^a   Grassi, Giuseppe ^a   Casarotto, Dino ^a   Isabella, Giambattista ^a   Cardaioli, Paolo ^a   Panfili, Marco ^a   Chioin, Raffaello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary arteriography; Coronary artery spasm; Heart transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034737699     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00225-9     Document Type: Article

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