Total occlusion of the left main coronary artery with preserved left ventricular function

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-196

  Charitos, Christos E ^a   Nanas, John N ^b   Tsoukas, Antonios ^a   Anastasiou Nana, Maria ^b   Lolas, Christos T ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; Occlusion; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030845314     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00139-3     Document Type: Letter

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