The bifurcation lesion: More evidence that a new lesion classification system should be widely adopted

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 434-435

  Klein, Lloyd W ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESTENOSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 0036200006     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10147     Document Type: Editorial

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