Giant cell arteritis confined to intramural coronary arteries

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 647-649

  Kumar, P ^a   Velissaris, T ^a   Sheppard, M N ^a   Pepper, J R ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Coronary vessels, pathology; Temporal arteritis, complications

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0036814989     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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