Functional testing after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in Canada and the United States: A survey of practice patterns

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 739-746

  Gidengil, Courtney ^a   Garzon, Philippe ^a   Eisenberg, Mark J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Health outcomes; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESTENOSIS; SURGEON; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CANADA; CORONARY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033924619     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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