A stratified approach to the treatment of a symptomatic myocardial bridge

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 484-486

  Gomberg Maitland, Mardi ^a   Kim, Michael C ^a   Fuster, Valentin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In stent restenosis; Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery; Myocardial bridge; Refractory angina

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY STENT; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PROVOCATION TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTENOSIS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0036788503     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960251009     Document Type: Article

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