Angioplasty, bypass surgery or medical treatment: How should we decide?

Heart

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 451-452

  Pell, J P ^a   Denvir, Martin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0036840321     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.5.451     Document Type: Short Survey

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