The natural history of single-vessel chronic coronary occlusion: A 25- year experience

American Heart Journal

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-399

  Puma, J A ^a   Sketch M H , Jr ^a   Tcheng, J E ^a   Gardner, L H ^a   Nelson, C L ^a   Phillips, H R ^a   Stack, R S ^a   Califf, R M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030967470     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70179-0     Document Type: Article

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