Clinical features of coronary artery ectasia

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 45-52

  Endoh, Satoshi ^a   Andoh, Humihiro ^a   Sonoyama, Kazuhiko ^a   Furuse, Yoshiyuki ^a   Ohtahara, Akira ^a   Kasahara, Takashi ^a  

^a SAN IN ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiography (coronary); Coronary artery disease (ectasia); Follow up studies; Prognosis; Risk factors (coronary)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ECTASIA; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART INFARCTION; INCIDENCE; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 2142650121     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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