Spontaneous coronary artery dissection associated with oral contraceptive use: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 380-382

  Evangelou, Dimitrios ^a   Letsas, Konstantinos P ^a   Korantzopoulos, Panagiotis ^b   Antonellis, Ioannis ^a   Sioras, Elias ^a   Kardaras, Fotis ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b G HATZIKOSTA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Contraceptives; Coronary artery dissection; Female hormones; Side effects

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; HEPARIN; NITRATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TENECTEPLASE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 33748781700     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.069     Document Type: Article

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