Brachial, radial, or femoral approach for elective Palmaz-Schatz stent implantation: A randomized comparison

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-130

  Benit, Edouard ^a   Missault, Luc ^b   Eeman, Thierry ^b   Carlier, Marc ^b   Muyldermans, Luc ^b   Materne, Pierre ^b   Lafontaine, Pol ^b   De Keyser, Jan ^b   Decoster, Olivier ^b   Pourbaix, Suzanne ^b   Castadot, Marc ^b   Boland, Jean ^b  

^a VIRGA JESSE HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allen test; brachial approach; coronary angioplasty; coronary stenting; local complications; transradial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030912024     PISSN: 00986569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199706)41:2<124::AID-CCD3>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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