Severe lactose intolerance in a patient with coronary artery disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 821-824

  Craveiro Barra, Sérgio Nuno ^a   Gomes, Pedro ^a   Marques, António Leitão ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular drugs; Coronary disease; Ischemic cardiomyopathy; Lactose intolerance; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CARVEDILOL; PERINDOPRIL; ROSUVASTATIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CARDIAC PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIARRHEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; NAUSEA; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 84873410315     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2012.04.014     Document Type: Article

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