Usefulness of integrated imaging in the diagnosis of a rare coronary artery anomaly in a young athlete

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 527-530

  Favilli, Silvia ^a   Pasanisi, Emilio ^b   Casolo, Giancarlo ^c   Santoro, Gennaro ^c   Zuppiroli, Alfredo ^d   Bini, Roberta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary vessel anomalies; Diagnostic imaging

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NADOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; SPORTS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 34250662641     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000278439.36000.4c     Document Type: Article

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