Stents in the management of congenital heart disease in pediatric and adult patients

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 714-730

  Rao, P Syamasundar ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; REVIEW; STENT;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 0035524738     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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