Recanalization of chronic coronary artery occlusions using laser followed by balloon angioplasty

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 836-838

  Schofer, Joachim ^a,b   Kresser, Jörg ^a   Rau, Homas ^a   Kunze, Klaus Peter ^a   Kühn, Clemens Romanus ^a   Mathey, Detlef G ^a  

^a Center for Cardiology Othmarschen   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030267572     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00434-1     Document Type: Article

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