Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Female with Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-122

  Reed, Rebecca K ^a   Malaiapan, Yuvaraj ^a   Meredith, I T ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Conservative management; Coronary artery dissection

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CLOPIDOGREL; DIAZEPAM; ENOXAPARIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; REBOXETINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEPRESSION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CORONARY ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMANS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 33947249869     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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