Percutaneous coronary interventions without surgical back-up - Are they safe?

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 227-228

  Ståhle, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034207679     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713783127     Document Type: Article

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