Spontaneous multivessel coronary artery dissection associated with elevated homocysteine levels

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-109

  Najaf, Syed Muhammad ^b   Quraishi, Ata Ur Rehman ^a   Kazmi, Khawar Abbas ^b  

^a Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Dissecting aneurysm; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; HOMOCYSTEINE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; METOPROLOL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY VESSELS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 17444407491     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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