Nonsurgical management of left main coronary artery aneurysms: Report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 376-379

  Lima, Brian ^a   Varma, Shalendra K ^a   Lowe, James E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary aneurysm; Coronary angiography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ECTASIA; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WARFARIN;

EID: 33750576605     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 07302347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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