Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery with diffuse coronary hypoplasia resulting in sudden death

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 529-531

  Ho, Jacqueline ^a   Jevon, Gareth ^a   Sanatani, Shubhayan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypoplastic coronary arteries; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MILRINONE; MORPHINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSKINESIA; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; LIVER CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIA; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 20444498996     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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