Native coronary artery and grafted artery spasm just after coronary artery bypass grafting: A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 641-643

  Baek, Jong Hyun ^a   Han, Sung Sae ^a   Lee, Dong Hyup ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Coronary vasospasm

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 77954007791     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.4.641     Document Type: Article

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