Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound evaluation of the left anterior descending coronary artery in patients with transient left ventricular ballooning syndrome

Kardiologia Polska

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1093-1098

  Pawłowski, Tomasz ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^b   Kulawik, Tomasz ^a   Gil, Robert J ^a,c  

^a Central Hospital of Internal Affairs and Administration Ministry   (Poland)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Intravascular ultrasound; Myocardial infarction; Tako tsubo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSIENT LEFT VENTRICULAR BALLOONING SYNDROME; VIRTUAL HISTOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 78149295136     PISSN: 00229032     EISSN: 00229032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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