Refractory angina with severe left ventricular dysfunction: A case for percutaneous transseptal ventricular assistance supported revascularization

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 673-675

  Ramondo, Angelo ^a   Tarantini, Guiseppe ^a   Chioin, Raffaello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Coronary angioplasty; Left venticular insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; NITRATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0036874061     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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