Adjunctive abciximab improves outcomes during recanalization of totally occluded saphenous vein grafts using transluminal extraction atherectomy

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-110

  Sullebarger, J Thompson ^a,b,c,d   Dalton, Robert D ^a,b,c   Nasser, Ali ^a,b,c   Matar, Fadi A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina; Atherectomy; Coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; RECANALIZATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0032900452     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199901)46:1<107::AID-CCD26>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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