Angiographic quantification of diffuse coronary artery disease: Reliability and prognostic value for bypass operations

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 618-627

  Graham, M M ^a   Chambers, R J ^a   Davies, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032883891     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70006-1     Document Type: Article

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