Hippocrates revisited: The evidence for drug-eluting stents

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3012-3014

  Kereiakes, Dean J ^a  

^a The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research & Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STENT;

CORONARY RESTENOSIS; DRUG IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038000644     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000079940.15982.75     Document Type: Short Survey

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