Myocardial infarction and spontaneous dissection of coronary artery due to oral contraceptive

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 448-450

  Zehir, Regayip ^a   Karabay, Can Y ^a   Kocabay, Gonenc ^a,b  

^a Ko uyolu Kartal Heart Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Hurriyet Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSPIRENONE PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY DISSECTION; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SMOKING CESSATION; SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS ASPIRATION;

ADULT; ANDROSTENES; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY OCCLUSION; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 79955831224     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283467fc9     Document Type: Letter

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