Normal angiogram in acute coronary syndromes: The underestimated role of alternative substrates of myocardial ischemia

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 471-475

  Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a   Rigatelli, Giorgio ^a,b   Rossi, Paolo ^b   Docali, Giorgio ^b  

^a EndoCardioVascular Therapy Research   (Italy)

^b Department of Specialist Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary arteriography; Coronary atherosclerosis; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 14944357639     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-004-1924-x     Document Type: Article

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