Excessive alcohol consumption and aortic dissection: probable but unexplored relation

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1163-1165

  Goran, Koracevic Pante ^a  

^a Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Medical Faculty ^*  (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA DISSECTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIFFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

ALCOHOLISM; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70449558560     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.08.015     Document Type: Letter

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