Acute myocardial infarction preceded by potential triggering activities: Angiographic and clinical characteristics

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-184

  Brodov, Yafim ^a   Sandach, Amir ^a   Boyko, Valentina ^a   Matetzky, Shlomi ^a   Guetta, Victor ^a   Mandelzweig, Lori ^a   Behar, Solomon ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary angiography; Myocardial infarction with trigger

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SMOKING; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 54549112171     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.173     Document Type: Article

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