Acute myocardial infarction in Taiwanese with angiographically normal coronary arteries: Role of coronary artery spasm

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-38

  Hung, Ming Jui ^b   Cherng, Wen Jin ^a   Kuo, Li Tang ^b   Wang, Chao Hung ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coronary artery spasm; Coronary disease; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ERGOMETRINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NICORANDIL; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT; TAIWAN; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0037936543     PISSN: 10116842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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