Congenital coronary artery anomalies in the adult: A new practical viewpoint

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 61-66

  Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a,c   Rigatelli, Giorgio ^b  

^a ECVTR   (Italy)

^b Mater Salutis Hospital   (Italy)

^c EndoCardioVascular Therapy Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Coronary artery angiography; Coronary artery anomaly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 13444309078     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960280203     Document Type: Review

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