Aortic dissection presenting as acute myocardial infarction: Potential harm of antithrombin and antiplatelet therapy

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 147-149

  Gu, Y L ^a   Van Den Heuvel, A F M ^a   Erasmus, M E ^a   Zijlstra, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aorta; Dissection; Myocardial infarction (acute); PCI

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBIN; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; ST SEGMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33750886765     PISSN: 09297456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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