Postoperative Coronary Artery Spasm Complicating Aortic Valve Replacement: Implications for Identification and Treatment

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 670-672

  Pragliola, Claudio ^a   Altamura, Luca ^a   Niccoli, Giampaolo ^a   Siviglia, Massimo ^a   De Paulis, Stefano ^a   Possati, Gian Federico ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; NITRATE; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; NITRATES; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 33846359630     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.026     Document Type: Article

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