Lethal presentations of coronary artery spasm after an event-free period of six years following initial diagnosis

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Lee, Chi Hang ^a   Seow, Swee Chong ^a   Lim, Yean Teng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ERGOMETRINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; RECURRENT DISEASE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; WELLBEING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37849019849     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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