Spontaneous and interventional coronary microembolisation

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 986-989

  Erbel, Raimund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MICROEMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042328347     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.9.986     Document Type: Conference Paper

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