The superiority of TIMI frame count in detecting coronary flow changes after coronary stenting compared to TIMI flow classification

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 590-596

  Bickel, Christoph ^a   Rupprecht, H J ^a   Maimaitiming, A ^a   Welk, I ^a   Blankenberg, S ^a   Krummenauer, F ^a   Meyer, J ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Stent implantation; TIMI Flow Classification; TIMI Frame Count

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 0036795771     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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