Prevalence of Ectasia in Human Coronary Arteries in Patients in Northern Greece Referred for Coronary Angiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 314-318

  Giannoglou, George D ^a   Antoniadis, Antonios P ^a   Chatzizisis, Yiannis S ^a   Damvopoulou, Efthalia ^a   Parcharidis, George E ^a   Louridas, George E ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ECTASIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOPOGRAPHY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33745942901     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.034     Document Type: Article

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