Left main coronary artery extrinsic compression syndrome: A combined intravascular ultrasound and pressure wire report

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Piña, Yigal ^a   Exaire, José E ^a   Sandoval, Julio ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY EXTRINSIC COMPRESSION SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE WIRE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33645867974     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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