Subintimal stent implantation for the treatment of a chronic coronary occlusion

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1158-1163

  Reimers, Bernhard ^a   Di Mario, Carlo ^a   Colombo, Antonio ^a  

^a EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Coronary occlusions; Coronary stents; Intracoronary ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; STENT; TECHNIQUE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; STENTS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 0030697211     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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