Prevalence and predictors of bridging of coronary arteries in a large Indonesian population, as detected by 64-slice computed tomography scan

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 396-401

  Wirianta, J ^b   Mouden, M ^a   Ottervanger, J P ^a   Timmer, J R ^a   Juwana, Y B ^b   de Boer, M J ^c   Suryapranata, H ^a,c  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Rumah Sakit Puri Cinere   (Indonesia)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary abnormalities; Multislice computed tomography; Myocardial bridging; Prevalence.Non invasive imaging

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; IOPAMIDOL; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84867035715     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-012-0296-4     Document Type: Article

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