Sirolimus-eluting stent treatment for isolated proximal left anterior descending artery stenoses: Results from the prospective multi-center German Cypher Registry

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-192

  Khattab, A A ^a   Hamm, C W ^b   Senges, J ^c   Toelg, R ^a   Geist, V ^a   Bonzel, T ^d   Kelm, M ^e   Levenson, B ^f   Nienaber, C A ^g   Sabin, G ^h   Schneider, S ^c   Tebbe, U ⁱ   Richardt, G ^a  

^a Segeberger Kliniken GmbH   (Germany)

^b KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^c Herzzentrum   (Germany)

^d Klinikums Fulda   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^f Kardiologische Praxis   (Germany)

^g ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^h ELISABETH KRANKENHAUS ESSEN   (Germany)

ⁱ KLINIKUM LIPPE DETMOLD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Drug eluting stent; Proximal LAD; Sirolimus; Stent

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVASCULARIZATION; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SIROLIMUS; STENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20144370030     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-005-0200-y     Document Type: Article

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