Characterization of total occlusions with intracoronary ultrasound: The importance of the duration of occlusion

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Nishida, Takahiro ^a   Di Mario, Carlo ^a   Briguori, Carlo ^a   Albiero, Remo ^a   Colombo, Antonio ^a  

^a EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Occlusion; Remodeling; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0035219226     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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