Multiple coronary aneurysms resulting from isolated coronary vasculitis in an elderly patient

Circulation Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 637-639

  Shimizu, Masatoshi ^a   Okada, Toshio ^a   Kobayashi, Seiichi ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinobu ^a   Takahashi, Hanayo ^a   Kawata, Masahito ^a   Nakamura, Tetsuya ^a  

^a Kobe National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Isolated coronary vasculitis; Multiple coronary aneurysms

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PLASMA CELL; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0037931518     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.637     Document Type: Article

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