Drug eluting stents may not be the answer for myocardial bridges

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Rondan, Juan ^a   Lozano, Inigo ^a   Avanzas, Pablo ^a   Lopez Palop, Ramon ^a   Vegas, Jose M ^a   Moris, Cesar ^a  

^a Hospital Central Asturias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intramyocardial bridge; Milking; Restenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACLITAXEL; STENTS;

EID: 33947383728     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.158     Document Type: Article

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