Sirolimus-eluting stents: Does a great stent still need a good interventionalist?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1116-1117

  Carrozza Jr , Joseph P ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SAMPLE SIZE;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SIROLIMUS; STENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542393797     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.01.025     Document Type: Editorial

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