Behçet's syndrome associated with acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-52

  Hattori, Satomi ^a   Kawana, Seiji ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beh et's syndrome; Coronary angiography; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MELENA; PROGNOSIS; STEROID THERAPY; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0037296468     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.70.49     Document Type: Article

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