title: Spontaneous reversal of flow through jeopardized collateral vessels during non-Q wave myocardial infarction.
abstract: This case report documents that, when a severely diseased donor artery occludes, sufficient spontaneous reversal of flow through the collaterals can occur to prevent an extensive and possibly fatal transmural infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Klutstein
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lefkowitz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Adelman
mesh_terms: D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*