Prevalence and characteristics of myocardial bridging in coronary angiogram - Data from consecutive 5525 patients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 632-635

  Qian, Ju Ying ^a   Zhang, Feng ^a   Dong, Min ^a   Ma, Jian Ying ^a   Ge, Lei ^a   Liu, Xue Bo ^a   Fan, Bing ^a   Wang, Qi Bing ^a   Cui, Shan Jing ^a   Ge, Jun Bo ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Myocardial bridging; Nitroglycerine; Prevalence; Stent

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PREVALENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AGED; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67649831404     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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