Guidewire-induced dissection of the right coronary artery and adjacent aortic wall during percutaneous coronary angioplasty

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 718-719

  Hung, M J ^a   Kuo, L T ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Cherng, W J ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEPARIN; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA SINUS; AORTA WALL; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; THORAX DISEASE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS;

EID: 0036855419     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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