Optimizing revascularization strategies in patients with multivessel coronary disease: Impact of intracoronary pressure measurements

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 897-903

  Lindstaedt, Michael ^a   Fritz, Markus K ^a   Yazar, Aydan ^a   Perrey, Christian ^b   Germing, Alfried ^a   Grewe, Peter H ^a   Laczkovics, Axel M ^a   Mügge, Andreas ^a   Bojara, Waldemar ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 16844381331     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.08.036     Document Type: Article

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