Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Iuliano, Luigi ^a   Micheletta, Fausta ^a   Napoli, Alessandro ^a   Catalano, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; CAPTOPRIL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PERINDOPRIL; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 60849093187     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-24     Document Type: Article

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