Coronary artery endarterectomy for retrieval of entrapped percutaneous angioplasty catheter

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 218-219

  Rosario, Patrick G ^a   Donahoo, James S ^a,b  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDARTERECTOMY; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0030064191     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00725-3     Document Type: Article

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