Comparison of Frequency of Coronary Spasm in Korean Patients With Versus Without Myocardial Bridging

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1083-1086

  Kim, Jin Won ^a   Park, Chang Gyu ^a   Suh, Soon Yong ^a   Choi, Cheol Ung ^a   Kim, Eung Joo ^a   Rha, Seung Woon ^a   Seo, Hong Seog ^a   Oh, Dong Joo ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RACE DIFFERENCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548616578     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.030     Document Type: Article

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