Myocardial bridge in association with fixed atherosclerotic lesions treated with drug-eluting stents: A follow-up report with quantitative coronary analysis

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 594-596

  Arora, Parneesh ^a   Bhatia, Vineet ^a   Parida, Ashok Kumar ^a   Kaul, Upendra ^a  

^a FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Coronary stenting; Myocardial bridge; Quantitative coronary angiography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NICORANDIL; RAPAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUKON;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING;

EID: 59949101254     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: 00194832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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