Initial and 6-month results of biodegradable poly-l-lactic acid coronary stents in humans

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 399-404

  Tamai, Hideo ^a,c   Igaki, Keiji ^b   Kyo, Eisho ^a   Kosuga, Kunihiko ^a   Kawashima, Akiyoshi ^a   Matsui, Shigeo ^a   Komori, Hidenori ^a   Tsuji, Takafumi ^a   Motohara, Seiichiro ^a   Uehata, Hiromu ^a  

^a Shiga Medical Center for Adults   (Japan)

^b Igaki Medical Planning Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Shiga Medical Center for Adults   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Coronary disease; Stents

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0007488634     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.4.399     Document Type: Article

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