Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Identical Male Twins Studied by Selective Coronary Arteriography
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
- Vol. 1 (1) , 91-96
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.1810010112
Abstract
Identical twin brothers with premature coronary artery disease are described. Repeat selective cine-coronary arteriograms were performed in this unique twin model and demonstrated a close similarity in location and extent of atherosclerotic lesions.Keywords
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