A randomized study of the safety and efficacy of reused angioplasty balloon catheters

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-171

  Zubaid, Mohammad ^a   Thomas, C S ^b   Salman, H ^b   Al Rashdan, I ^b   Hayat, N ^b   Habashi, A ^b   Abraham, M T ^b   Varghese, K ^b   Thalib, L ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Coronary disease; Reused balloons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECYCLING; REFERENCE VALUE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT REUSE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035290770     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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