Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 151-154 , April 2009

Case Report and Review: Epicardial Coronary Artery Fibromuscular Dysplasia

  • Anthony Camuglia, MBBS(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    • ,
  • Vance Manins, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    • ,
  • Andrew Taylor, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    • ,
  • Chris Hengel, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    • Ballarat Health Services, Drummond Street, Ballarat 3350, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 5320 2498.

Received 3 July 2007 ,Revised 19 July 2007 ,Accepted 29 October 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.10.012

Heart, Lung and Circulation
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