Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the left coronary sinus: Incidence, characteristics, and a systematic approach for rapid diagnosis

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-106

  Jim, Man Hong ^a   Siu, Chung Wah ^a   Ho, Hee Hwa ^a   Miu, Raymond ^a   Lam, Yui Ming ^a   Lam, Linda ^a   Chan, Raymond Hon Wah ^a   Lee, Stephen Wai Luen ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SEX RATIO; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18744409051     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2005.04046.x     Document Type: Article

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