Increased myocardial ischemia during nitrate therapy: Caused by multiple coronary artery-left ventricle fistulae?

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-52

  Heper, Gulumser ^a,c   Kose, Sedat ^b  

^a SSK Ihtisas Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Arteriovenous fistula physiopathology; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY STEAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FISTULA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NITRATES; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 14644423903     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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