Total occlusion trial with angioplasty by using laser guidewire: The Total trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 1797-1805

  Serruys, P W ^a,b,c   Hamburger, J N ^a   Koolen, J J ^a   Fajadet, J ^a   Haude, M ^a   Klues, H ^a   Seabra Gomes, R ^a   Corcos, T ^a   Hamm, C ^a   Pizzuli, L ^a   Meier, B ^a   Mathey, D ^a   Fleck, E ^a   Taeymans, Y ^a   Melkert, R ^a   Teunissen, Y ^a   Simon, R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Heartcentre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic total coronary occlusion; Laser angioplasty; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECANALIZATION; RESTENOSIS; SAFETY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033767442     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2263     Document Type: Article

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