ST elevation during treadmill exercise test in a young patient with slow coronary flow: A case report and review of literature

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Celik, Turgay ^a   Iyisoy, Atila ^a   Kursaklioglu, Hurkan ^a   Yuksel, Cagdas ^a   Turhan, Hasan ^b   Isik, Ersoy ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Exercise ECG; Normal coronary artery; Slow coronary flow; ST elevation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; EPICARDIUM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 33748476013     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.01.053     Document Type: Article

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