Myocardial bridging causing transmural ischemia Successful coronary artery bypass surgery

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Vianna, Caio B ^a   Gonzalez, Maria M ^a   Jatene, Fabio B ^a   Gama, Marcus N ^a   Timerman, Sergio ^a   Cesar, Luiz A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Coronary vasospasm; Intravascular ultrasound; Ischemia; Myocardial bridging

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYOCARDIUM BRIDGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33845214922     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.159     Document Type: Article

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