Is coronary angioplasty safe in the elderly?

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 401-406

  Beydoun, H K ^a   O'Neill, B J ^a   Teskey, R J ^a   Kells, C M ^a   Title, L M ^a   Foster, C J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Coronary disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035001582     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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