Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusion after Conventional Guidewire Failure: Guided by Optical Coherent Reflectometry and Facilitated by Radiofrequency Energy Ablation

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 54-57

  Wong, Philip ^a,b   Tse, Kin K ^a   Chan, Wilson ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince's Building Central ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Optical coherent reflectometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; RECANALIZATION; REFLECTOMETRY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CATHETER ABLATION; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1142274264     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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