Coronary artery aneurysms in a young patient with acute myocardial infarction: A case report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 399-403

  Su, Ho Ming ^a   Voon, Wen Chol ^a   Hsieh, Chong Chao ^a   Chiu, Chaw Chi ^a   Lin, Tsung Hsien ^a   Lai, Wen Ter ^a   Sheu, Sheng Hsiung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery aneurysm; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 4644338368     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70176-7     Document Type: Article

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