Have we solved the problem of late thrombosis?

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 463-468

  Ajani, A E ^a   Cheneau, E ^a   Leborgne, L ^a   Wolfram, R ^a   Waksman, R ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Coronary atherosclerosis; Coronary restenosis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; TICLOPIDINE;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ANIMALS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIALS; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; STENTS; SWINE; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036807337     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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