Large atherosclerotic left main coronary aneurysm: A case report and review of literature

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-98

  Ercan, Ertugrul ^a   Tengiz, Istemihan ^a   Yakut, Necmettin ^a   Gurbuz, Ali ^a  

^a Central Hospital Izmir   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Case report; Embolism; Left main coronary aneurysm; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; NITRATE;

AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERITIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISSECTION; EMBOLISM; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037339712     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00377-7     Document Type: Article

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