Coronary artery aneurysm: A review

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 439-443

  Pahlavan, Payam Samareh ^a   Niroomand, Feraydoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery aneurysm; Diagnosis; Ectasia; Management; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPYRIDAMOLE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ECTASIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMBOLISM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STENT; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 33749610522     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960291005     Document Type: Review

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