Use of vibrational angioplasty for the treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions: Preliminary results

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 98-104

  Michalis, Lampros K ^a   Rees, Michael R ^b,e   Davis, John A S ^c   Pappa, Eugenia C ^a   Naka, Katerina K ^a   Rokkas, Stelios ^d   Agrios, Nickos ^d   Loukas, Sotirios ^a   Goudevenos, John ^a   Sideris, Demetrios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary angloplasty; Equipment; Occlusions; Vibrational angloplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECANALIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032953074     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199901)46:1<98::aid-ccd24>3.0.co;2-2     Document Type: Article

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