The elusive clot: The controversy over coronary thrombosis in myocardial infarction

Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-78

  Weisse, Allen B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Angina pectoris; Anticoagulation; Coronary arteriography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 29144516341     PISSN: 00225045     EISSN: 14684373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/jrj003     Document Type: Review

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