Coronary artery vasospasm causing acute myocardial infarction in a heart transplant recipient

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-358

  Bisognano, John D ^a   Lindenfeld, Joann ^b   Hammond, Elizabeth ^c   Zisman, Lawrence S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Myomatrix Therapeutics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LORATADINE; POTASSIUM; PREDNISONE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14644433681     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.11.405     Document Type: Article

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