Acute myocardial infarction in the presence of normal coronaries and the absence of risk factors in a young, lifelong regular exerciser

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Whyte, Gregory ^a   Godfrey, Richard ^b   O'Hanlon, Rory ^c   Wilson, Mathew ^d   Buckley, John ^e   Sharma, Sanjay ^f  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79955550418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0384     Document Type: Article

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