Simultaneous multivessel coronary spasm causing acute myocardial infarction: A case report

Angiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-117

  Saito, Hidenori ^a   Itoh, Tomonori ^a   Itoh, Masahiro ^a   Kanaya, Yoshinori ^a   Suzuki, Tomomi ^a   Hiramori, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; NICORANDIL; NIFEDIPINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VASOSPASM; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NICORANDIL; NIFEDIPINE; NITROGLYCERIN; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33847012922     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319706297967     Document Type: Article

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