Ten-year follow-up of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for proximal left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis in 351 patients

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 82-88

  Ten Berg, Jurriën M ^a   Gin, Melvyn Tjon Joe ^a   Ernst, Sjef M P G ^a   Kelder, Johannes C ^a   Suttorp, Maarten Jan ^a   Mast, E Gijs ^a   Bal, Egbert ^a   Plokker, H W Thijs ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030198958     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00124-6     Document Type: Article

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