Atherosclerosis and myocardial bridging: Not a benign combination. An autopsy case report

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-178

  Thej, M J ^a   Kalyani, R ^a   Kiran, J ^a  

^a SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Heart; myocardial bridging; myocardium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 84860773487     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.95380     Document Type: Article

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