Meta-analysis of survival and relief of angina pectoris after transmyocardial revascularization

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1243-1245

  Liao, Lawrence ^a   Sarria Santamera, Antonio ^b   Matchar, David B ^b   Huntington, Ayn ^b   Lin, Shu ^b   Whellan, David J ^b   Kong, David F ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGINA PECTORIS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 18144423830     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.057     Document Type: Article

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