Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 412-414

  Van Den Branden, B J L ^a,b   Bruggeling, W A J ^a   Corbeij, H M A ^a   Dunselman, P H J M ^a  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; Dissection; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATINE KINASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUERPERIUM; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 58149263073     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086188     Document Type: Article

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