Spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection: A case report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 476-479

  Lin, Tsung Hsien ^a   Lee, Kun Tai ^a   Chiu, Chaw Cho ^a   Lai, Wen Ter ^a   Lin, Young Yso ^a   Sheu, Sheng Hsiung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dissection; Left main coronary artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142091431     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70494-2     Document Type: Article

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