Direct angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction in elderly patients using transradial approach

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-35

  Delarche, N ^a,b   Idir, M ^a   Estrade, G ^a   Leblay, M ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE PAU   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; HUMAN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032942788     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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