A most unusual acute coronary syndrome

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 429-432

  Bourgault, Christine ^a   Bergeron, Sebastien ^a   Bogaty, Peter ^a   Poirier, Paul ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Carcinoid tumour; Serotonin; Spasms

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; DILTIAZEM; HEPARIN; MEVINOLIN; NITRATE; OCTREOTIDE; TROPONIN I; VALSARTAN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VASOSPASM;

EID: 33744802890     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70930-8     Document Type: Letter

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