Effect of primary angioplasty on total orsubtotal left main occlusion: Analysis of incidence, clinical features, outcomes, and prognostic determinants

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Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1212-1217

  Yip, Hon Kan ^a   Wu, Chiung Jen ^a   Chen, Mien Cheng ^a   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^b   Kelvin, Yuan Kai Hsieh ^a   Hang, Chi Ling ^a   Fu, Morgan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Left main disease; Primary angioplasty

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034790997     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.4.1212     Document Type: Article

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