Recanalization of totally occluded saphenous vein grafts using local urokinase delivery with the dispatchTM catheter

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 326-332

  Glazier, James J ^a   Bauer, Hans H ^a   Kiernan, Francis J ^a   Primiano, Charles A ^a   Mitchel, Joseph F ^a   Dougherty, James E ^a   Waters, David D ^a   McKay, Raymond G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

angioplasty; local delivery; saphenous vein grafts; urokinase

Indexed keywords

UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EMBOLISM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RECANALIZATION; REVASCULARIZATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENT;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY DISEASE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0029562831     PISSN: 00986569     EISSN: 10970304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810360409     Document Type: Article

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