Treatment of a coronary aneurysm with a new polytetrafluoethylene-coated stent: A case report

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-465

  Di Mario, Carlo ^a,c   Inglese, Luigi ^b   Colombo, Antonio ^a  

^a EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

^b Centro Malan   (Italy)

^c I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary aneurysm; Coronary stents; Polytetrafluoethylene

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY STENT; HUMAN; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0033053738     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199904)46:4<463::AID-CCD17>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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