Open AccessNonatherosclerotic causes of coronary artery narrowing—Part I
Author(s) -
Waller Bruce F.,
Fry Edward T. A.,
Hermiller James B.,
Peters Thomas,
Slack John D.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960190613
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , coronary artery disease , artery , fistula , coronary arteries , radiology
Approximately 5% of patients with acute myocardial infarction do not have atherosclerotic coronary artery disease but have other causes for their luminal narrowing. The first part of this three‐part review of nonatherosclerotic causes of coronary narrowing focuses on congenital coronary artery anomalies, coronary fistula, and high take‐off position of coronary ostia.