Transcatheter occlusion of a large coronary arterial fistula with new detachable platinum microcoils

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 571-573

  Buheitel, Gernot ^a   Ludwig, Josef ^a   Hofbeck, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balloon blockage; Coronary arterial fistula; Detachable platinum microcoils; Transcatheter occlusion

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; FISTULA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FISTULA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; MALE; PLATINUM;

EID: 0035459885     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951101000865     Document Type: Article

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