Coronary artery ectasia as a culprit for acute myocardial infarction: Review of pathophysiology and management;Koroner arter ektazisi akut miyokart enfarktüsünde sorumlu: Patofizyoloji ve yönetim derlemesi

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 695-701

  Boles, Usama ^a,b   Rakhit, Roby ^b   Shiu, Man Fi ^b   Patel, Ketna ^b   Henein, Michael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery ectasia; Coronary slow flow; Dual antiplatelet therapy; Oral anticoagulants

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; GLYCOPROTEIN 2 INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY ECTASIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; REVIEW; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBUS; COMPLICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSIOPATHOLOGY;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84887739912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13080032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5152/akd.2013.227     Document Type: Review

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