Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Professional Diver after Jellyfish Sting

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1557-1560

  Salam, Amar M ^a   Albinali, Hajar A ^a   Gehani, Abdurrazzak A ^a   Al Suwaidi, Jassim ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIVER; DIVING; ENVENOMATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JELLYFISH; MALE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0344395636     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.12.1557     Document Type: Article

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