Prediction of death after percutaneous coronary interventional procedures

American Heart Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1032-1038

  Rihal, Charanjit S ^a   Grill, Diane E ^a   Bell, Malcolm R ^a   Berger, Peter B ^a   Garratt, Kirk N ^a   Holmes Jr , David R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN DERIVATIVE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0034040059     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.105299     Document Type: Article

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