Kugel's artery an anatomical and angiographic study using a new technique

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-270

  Nerantzis, Christos E ^a,c   Marianou, Soultana K ^a   Koulouris, Spyridon N ^a   Agapitos, Emmanouil B ^a   Papaicannou, John A ^a   Vlahos, Lampros J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Angiocardiography; Atrioventricular node anatomy histology; Autopsy; Cadaver; Collateral circulation; Coronary angiography; Coronary circulation; Coronary vessels anatomy histology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KUGEL ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINUS NODE;

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 4444228918     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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