Assessing patients with myocardial infarction and nonobstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA)

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 182-185

  Beltrame, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH NONOBSTRUCTED CORONARY ARTERY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84872620832     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2012.02591.x     Document Type: Note

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