Impact of stenting on coronary angioplasty procedures

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 505-508

  Lee, H S ^a   Densem, C ^a   Levy, R D ^a   Bennett, D H ^a   Ray, S G ^a   Brooks, N H ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Interventional cardiology; Ischaemic heart disease; Revascularisation; Stents

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0031758658     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.5.505     Document Type: Article

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