Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Causing Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Early Diagnosis Implies a Good Prognosis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 549-551

  Roig, Sebastian ^a   Gómez, José A ^b   Fiol, Miguel ^a   Guindo, Josep ^c   Pérez, Jon ^a   Carrillo, Andrés ^a   Esplugas, Enrique ^b   Bayés De Luna, Antonio ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c Hospital Sant Pau   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronary artery dissection; Schemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0345167979     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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