Hemodynamic abnormalities across an anomalous left main coronary artery assessment: Evidence for a dynamic ostial obstruction

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 294-298

  Lim, Michael J ^a   Forsberg, Michael J ^a   Lee, Richard ^a   Kern, Morton J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous coronary artery; Congenital heart disease; Fractional flow reserve

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DOBUTAMINE; HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANOMALOUS LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DOBUTAMINE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 8544226225     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20182     Document Type: Article

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