Amphetamine-related acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery spasm

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-64

  Hung, Ming Jui ^a   Kuo, L T ^a   Cherng, W J ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; AMPHETAMINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; METHYLERGOMETRINE; NADROPARIN; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0037263020     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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