Tunneled left anterior descending artery in a child with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-139

  Olivotto, Iacopo ^a   Cecchi, Franco ^a   Bini, Roberta ^b   Favilli, Silvia ^b   Murzi, Bruno ^c   El Hamamsy, Ismail ^d   Yacoub, Magdi H ^e,f  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Pediatrico Apuano   (Italy)

^d Harefield Heart Science Center   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; BISOPROLOL; DIPYRIDAMOLE;

ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART SURGERY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ST SEGMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TUNNELED LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGINA PECTORIS; BISOPROLOL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CHILD; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59549097731     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1420     Document Type: Article

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