Randomized evaluation of polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent in saphenous vein grafts: The randomized evaluation of polytetrafluoroethylene COVERed stent in saphenous vein grafts (RECOVERS) trial

Circulation

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-42

  Stankovic, Goran ^a   Colombo, Antonio ^a,m,n   Presbitero, Patrizia ^b   Van den Branden, Frank ^c   Inglese, Luigi ^d   Cemigliaro, Carmelo ^e   Niccoli, Luigi ^f   Bartorelli, Antonio L ^g   Rubartelli, Paolo ^h   Reifart, Nicholaus ⁱ   Heyndrickx, Guy R ^j   Saunamäki, Kari ^k   Morice, Marie Claude ^l   Sgura, Fabio A ^m   Di Mario, Carlo ^a,m  

^a EMO GVM Centro Cuore   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d Cardiovasc and Interventional Lab   (Italy)

^e Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

ⁱ Kardiologisches Institut Main Taunus   (Germany)

^j CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

^k Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^l Institut Jacques Cartier   (France)

^m SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁿ EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Grafting; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTENOSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STAINLESS STEEL; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0038164591     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000079106.71097.1C     Document Type: Article

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