Friedreich's ataxia as a cause of premature coronary artery disease

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 214-217

  Giugliano, Gregory R ^a   Sethi, Prabhdeep S ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy, ischemic; Coronary artery disease, premature etiology; Disease progression; European continental ancestry group genetics; Friedreich ataxia complications genetics physiopathology; Stent, drug eluting; Trinucleotide repeats

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DIAPHORESIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QT PROLONGATION; STENOSIS; STENT; THORAX PAIN; THORAX PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; STENTS; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34447511311     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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