Recurrent ventricular fibrillation due to coronary artery spasm immediately after ascending aorta replacement

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 810-812

  Sansone, Fabrizio ^a   Trichiolo, Sergio ^a   Ceresa, Fabrizio ^a   Attisani, Matteo ^a   Berardo, Andrea ^a   Rinaldi, Mauro ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascending aorta replacement; calcium antagonists; coronary artery spasm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY STENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SMOKING HABIT; WEANING;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DILTIAZEM; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 70349094058     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832d86c9     Document Type: Article

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