Acute myocardial infarction in young patients: The culprit is not always a ruptured atherosclerotic plaque

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1580-1582

  Siotia, A K ^a   Gunn, J ^a   Muthusamy, R ^b   Campbell, S ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHERHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34547821428     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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