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Bilateral coronary ostial disease following mediastinal irradiation: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Ostial coronary artery disease is rare with a reported incidence of 0.07 to 0.25% in all patients undergoing angiography. It has a strong association with previous mediastinal irradiation, which induces specific histological changes distinct from atherosclerotic lesions. The radiation...

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Autores principales: Waqar, Salman, Jutley, Rajwinder, Mount, Richard, Sarkar, Pradip
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918482
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-7792