Anatomical characteristics of myocardial bridge in patients with myocardial infarction by multi-detector computed tomography

Circulation Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 642-648

  Takamura, Kazuhisa ^a   Fujimoto, Shinichiro ^a   Nanjo, Shuji ^a   Nakanishi, Rine ^a   Hisatake, Shinji ^a   Namiki, Atsushi ^a   Ishikawa, Yukio ^b   Ishii, Toshiharu ^b   Yamazaki, Junichi ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OMORI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multi detector computed tomography; Myocardial bridge; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79952334871     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-10-0679     Document Type: Article

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