Elective stenting of 'unprotected' left main coronary stenosis in patients without contraindication to bypass surgery;Elektive stentimplantation im 'ungeschutzten' hauptstamm der linken koronararterie bei patienten mit relativer kontraindikation zur koronarchirurgie

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 788-794

  Hofmann, R ^a   Kerschner, K ^a   Grund, M ^a   Leisch, F ^a  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Main left coronary artery stenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 0033203063     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920050353     Document Type: Article

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