Outcomes following elective percutaneous coronary intervention without on-site surgical backup in a community hospital

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1091-1093

  Paraschos, Alexander ^b   Callwood, Dwayne ^b   Wightman, Marilyn B ^b   Tcheng, James E ^b   Phillips, Harry R ^b   Stiles, Gary L ^b   Daniel, John M ^b   Sketch Jr , Michael H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17444431579     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.12.066     Document Type: Article

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