Simultaneous thromboses of multiple coronary arteries in acute myocardial infarction

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 240-242

  Tan, I L ^a   Tan, Huay Cheem ^a   Teo, S G ^a   Lim, Y T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary thromboses; Myocardial infarction; Simultaneous coronary occlusion

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; DOPAMINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA BALLOON; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644909583     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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