Left anterior descending coronary artery myocardial bridging by multislice computed tomography: Correlation with clinical findings

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-95

  Jodocy, Daniel ^a   Aglan, Iman ^a   Friedrich, Guy ^a   Mallouhi, Ammar ^a   Pachinger, Otmar ^a   Jaschke, Werner ^a   Feuchtner, Gudrun M ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clinical symptoms; Computed tomography; MSCT; Myocardial bridging; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL SYMPTOMS; COMMON FINDINGS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIES; CORONARY STENOSIS; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAMETER REDUCTION; END-SYSTOLIC; INTRAMYOCARDIAL COURSE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; STRESS TEST;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; SPORTING GOODS;

HEART;

IODIXANOL; IOMEPROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 73449147002     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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