Recanalization of chronic total coronary occlusions using a laser guide wire: A pilot study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 649-656

  Hamburger, Jaap N ^a   Gijsbers, Geert H M ^a   Ozaki, Yukio ^a   Ruygrok, Peter N ^a   De Feyter, Pim J ^a   Serruys, Patrick W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030921572     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00209-X     Document Type: Review

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