Assessing myocardial bridging and left ventricular configuration by 64-slice computed tomography in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presenting with chest pain

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-74

  Chen, Chao Chin ^a   Chen, Ming Tsung ^a   Lei, Meng Huan ^a   Hsu, Yu Cheng ^a   Chung, Sheng Liang ^a   Sung, Yen Jen ^b  

^a LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

64 slice computed tomography; Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Myocardial bridging

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; HEART;

64-SLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; APICAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHEST PAIN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR; MULTI SLICES; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPOKINESIA; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

EID: 76449112421     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181b66d31     Document Type: Article

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