Diffuse coronary ectasia and intracoronary thrombus involving left circumflex coronary artery and presenting as acute coronary syndrome: Report of two cases

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Tuncer, Cemal ^a   Sokmen, Gulizar ^a   Sokmen, Abdullah ^a   Suner, Arif ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angina; Diffuse coronary ectasia; Intracoronary thrombus; Left circumflex coronary artery; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METOPROLOL; STREPTOKINASE; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46149092252     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.158     Document Type: Article

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