Results of direct percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in octogenarians

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-13

  Laster, Steven B ^a,b   Rutherford, Barry D ^a   Giorgi, Lee V ^a   Shimshak, Thomas M ^a   McConahay, David R ^a   Johnson Jr , Warren L ^a   Huber, Kenneth C ^a   Ligon, Robert W ^a   Hartzler, Geoffrey O ^a  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0030046040     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89126-6     Document Type: Article

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