Sudden death and variant angina;Morte súbita e angina vasoespástica

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1305-1314

  Costa, João ^a   Pereira, Miguel A ^a   Correia, Adelino ^a   Rebelo, Adília ^a   Araújo, Afonso Osório ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Normal coronary arteries; Sudden death; Variant angina

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; ENZYME; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DEFIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; PRINZMETAL ANGINA PECTORIS; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036869360     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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