Procedural results of coronary angioplasty but not late mortality have improved in patients with depressed left ventricular function

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 533-536

  Lindsay Jr , Joseph ^a   Grasa, Gabriela ^a   Pinnow, Ellen E ^a   Plude, Gail ^a   Pichard, Augusto D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Depressed left ventricular function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032784156     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960220809     Document Type: Article

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