Restenosis detected by routine angiographic follow-up and late mortality after coronary stent placement

American Heart Journal

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 317-322

  Schühlen, Helmut ^a,b   Kastrati, Adnan ^a,b   Mehilli, Julinda ^a,b   Hausleiter, Jörg ^a,b   Pache, Jürgen ^a,c   Dirschinger, Josef ^a,c   Schömig, Albert ^a,b  

^a Technische Universtät ^*

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0842347594     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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