Pregnancy-associated coronary artery dissection: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-310

  Frey, Bret W ^a   Grant, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary; dissection; epidemiology; pregnancy; treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 33745499951     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.05.027     Document Type: Article

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