Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in the elderly: Epidemiology, clinical risk factors, and in-hospital outcomes

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 639-645

  Wennberg, D E ^a   Malenka, D J ^a   Sengupta, A ^a   Lucas, F L ^a   Vaitkus, P T ^a   Quinton, H ^a   O'Rourke, D ^a   Robb, J F ^a   Kellett M A , Jr ^a   Shubrooks S J , Jr ^a   Bradley, W A ^a   Hearne, M J ^a   Ver Lee, P ^a   O'Connor, G T ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032911335     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70216-4     Document Type: Article

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