Transient global left ventricular dysfunction in a localized myocardial infarction related to occlusion of the distal left anterior descending artery

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 418-420

  Yoon, Seong Bo ^a   Lee, Sang Hak ^a   Choi, Seonghoon ^a   Jung, Jae Hun ^a   Lee, Namho ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CAPTOPRIL; CARVEDILOL; CREATINE KINASE MB; ERGOMETRINE; INSULIN; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROVOCATION TEST; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748473572     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960290910     Document Type: Article

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