Myocardial Bridging

Tzu Chi Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 357-362

  Chen, Ji Shen ^a   Lin, Chin Lon ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coronary atherosclerosis; Coronary spasm; Myocardial bridge; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; THALLIUM;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE; MYOTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; TREADMILL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0345527035     PISSN: 10163190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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