Percusurge guardwire balloon-associated thrombus - A limitation of the percusurge distal protection system

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 630-632

  Pershad, Ashish ^a   Cherukiri, Gopi ^a   Kirby, Alex ^a  

^a Heart and Vascular Center of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal protection devices

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; THROMBUS;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; BALLOON DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; STENTS; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036793583     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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