Myocardial bridging as a cause of acute anterior myocardial infarction

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-113

  Cay, Serkan ^a,b   Biyikoglu, Funda ^a   Korkmaz, Sule ^a  

^a Yuksek Ihtisas Heart Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Myocardial bridging

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; EPICARDIUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIUM BRIDGING; SYSTOLE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 32044454492     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.61.1.2005148     Document Type: Article

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