Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an extremely rare cause of myocardial infarction. It has been reported mainly in young women during or after pregnancy. The prognosis and treatment of coronary dissection are not clear. We report three cases of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in young
Use of atropine in the treatment of spontaneous coronary artery
โ Scribed by Haroon Rashid; Robert J. Marshall; Daniel J. Diver; Jeffery A. Breall
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 19 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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