Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation in a hospital without on-site cardiac surgery

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 465-469

  Papaconstantinou, H D ^a   Marshall, A J ^a   Burrell, C J ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cardiac catheterisation; Coronary artery disease; District general hospital

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0032903615     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.5.465     Document Type: Article

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