An unusual complication of coronary angiography: Bidirectional dissection of the right coronary artery and the ascending aorta

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sarkis, Antoine ^a   Maaliki, Salem ^b   Haddad, Antoine ^a   Hatem, Joe ^c   Ghanem, Georges ^c  

^a SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b Nini Hospital   (Lebanon)

^c RIZK HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Coronary angiography; Coronary dissection; Stent

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; ST SEGMENT; THORAX PAIN; VEIN GRAFT;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59149085420     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.104     Document Type: Article

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