Acute coronary syndrome without significant stenosis on angiography characteristics and prognosis

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 406-412

  Von Korn, Hubertus ^a   Graefe, Volker ^b   Ohlow, Marc Alexander ^b   Yu, Jiangtao ^b   Huegl, Burkhard ^b   Wagner, Andreas ^b   Gruene, Stefan ^a   Lauer, Bernward ^b  

^a Krankenhaus Hetzelstift   (Germany)

^b Zentralklinik Bad Berka ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Angina, unstable; Biological markers; Coronary stenosis; Myocarditis; Syndrome, acute coronary

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TELEPHONE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TROPONIN;

EID: 58849157248     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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