Pathology of restenosis in saphenous bypass grafts after long-term stent implantation

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 378-384

  Depre, Christophe ^a,c   Havaux, Xavier ^a   Wijns, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary stenting; Restenosis; Saphenous bypass graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031753204     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/110.3.378     Document Type: Article

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