Left main dissection and thrombosis in a young athlete

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 260-262

  Justice, L Todd ^a   Dauterman, Kent ^b   Smedira, Nicholas G ^b   Moliterno, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Coronary; Dissecting; Exercise; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; RETEPLASE; STATINE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944464404     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000160306.87539.2a     Document Type: Review

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