Anomalous interarterial left coronary artery: An evidence based systematic overview

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-20

  Moustafa, Sherif E ^a   Zehr, Kenton ^b   Mookadam, Martina ^c   Lorenz, Elizabeth C ^d   Mookadam, Farouk ^c  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular surgical procedures; Coronary vessel anomalies; Sinus of Valsalva

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS INTERARTERIAL LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; AORTA SINUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY; SINUS OF VALSALVA;

EID: 41949133086     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.086     Document Type: Review

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