Relation of Spontaneous Reperfusion in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction to More Distal Coronary Culprit Narrowings

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-310

  Leibowitz, David ^a   Gerganski, Penko ^a   Nowatzky, Johannes ^a   Weiss, A Teddy ^a   Rott, David ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ADULT; CORONARY VESSELS; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38549131434     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.08.036     Document Type: Article

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