Effectiveness of sirolimus-eluting stent for treatment of left main coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-329

  Arampatzis, Chourmouzios A ^a   Lemos, Pedro A ^a   Tanabe, Kengo ^a   Hoye, Angela ^a   Degertekin, Muzzafer ^a   Saia, Francesco ^a   Lee, Chi Hang ^a   Ruiter, Arno ^a   McFadden, Eugene ^a   Sianos, George ^a   Smits, Pieter C ^a   Van Der Giessen, Willem J ^a   De Feijter, Pim ^a   Van Domburg, Ron ^a   Serruys, Patrick W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DATA BASE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041846441     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00640-4     Document Type: Article

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