Primary intracoronary stenting of unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis in two patients with no contraindication to surgery: Immediate and follow-up results

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-131

  Koning, René ^a,b   Cribier, Alain ^a   Eltchaninoff, Hélène ^a   Tron, Christophe ^a   Letac, Brice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0030974490     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.1997.tb00021.x     Document Type: Article

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