Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) examination reverses therapeutic decision from percutaneous intervention to a surgical approach in patients with alterations of the left main stem

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 281-284

  Wolfhard, U ^a,b   Gorge G ^a   Konorza, T ^a   Haude, M ^a   Ge, J ^a   Piotrowski, J A ^a   Splittgerber, F H ^a   Sadony, V ^a   Erbel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary artery surgery; Coronary intervention; Intravascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0031796985     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010239     Document Type: Article

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