Usefulness of intravascular ultrasound in a case of angiographically unapparent myocardial bridging

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 406-408

  De Carlo, Marco ^a   De Viti, Daniele ^a   Bellini, Francesco ^a,b   Gistri, Roberto ^a   Petronio, Anna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Intravascular ultrasound; Myocardial bridge

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METOPROLOL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; STENT; SYSTOLE; THORAX PAIN; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 66349116181     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283212ef3     Document Type: Article

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