Intracoronary brachytherapy for the treatment of complex in-stent restenosis

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-232

  Cotton, J M ^a   Rance, K ^a   Patil, A ^a   Thomas, Martyn R ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; IN STENT RESTENOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BETA RAYS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 12744263059     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.028886     Document Type: Article

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