Coronary stenting of unprotected left main stem stenoses in elderly patients unsuitable for coronary surgery

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-18

  Davies, C H ^a   Banning, A P ^a   Channon, K M ^a   Ormerod, O J M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Coronary stent; Left main stem stenosis; Unstable engine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030727050     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00185-X     Document Type: Article

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