Coronary plaque classification using intravascular ultrasound: Radiofrequency analysis in a patient with severe coronary vasospasm [3]

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 514-518

  König, Andreas ^a   Oepke, Marius ^a   Leibig, Markus ^a   Klauss, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; LETTER; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34347359595     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0520-1     Document Type: Letter

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