Optical coherence tomography findings in a case of acute coronary syndrome caused by coronary vasospasm

International Heart Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 291-292

  Kobayashi, Nobuaki ^a   Takano, Masamichi ^a   Hata, Noritake ^a   Yamamoto, Masanori ^a   Shinada, Takuro ^a   Takahashi, Yasuhiro ^a   Tomita, Kazunori ^a   Kitamura, Mitsunobu ^a   Mizuno, Kyoichi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary vasospasm; Optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; NICORANDIL; NIFEDIPINE; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOGENESIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; CORONARY VASOSPASM; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 77955786564     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.51.291     Document Type: Article

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