Complex transradial three vessel brachytherapy in a single session

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 457-459

  Bertrand, Olivier F ^a   De Larochellière, Robert ^b   Tessier, Michel ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Radiation; Restenosis; Stent

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; RESTENOSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0041464939     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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