Myocardial bridging

European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1159-1168

  Alegria, Jorge R ^a   Herrmann, Joerg ^a   Holmes Jr , David R ^a   Lerman, Amir ^a   Rihal, Charanjit S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Blood flow; Myocardial bridging; Tunnelled artery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ESMOLOL; NITRATE;

ANATOMY; ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTIMA; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE; SUDDEN DEATH;

AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 20844451543     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi203     Document Type: Review

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