Long term follow up after elective percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected non-bifurcational left main stenosis: Is it time to change the guidelines?

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1336-1339

  Brueren, B R G ^a   Ernst, J M P G ^a   Suttorp, M J ^a   Ten Berg, J M ^a   Rensing, B J W M ^a   Mast, E G ^a   Bal, E T ^a   Six, A J ^a   Plokker, H W M ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESTENOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142209159     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.11.1336     Document Type: Article

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