Coronary Angioplasty on an Impassable Calcified Stenosis Using a Buddy Balloon Technique

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-37

  Li, Steven Siu Lung ^a   Cheng, Cheung Wah ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Calcified lesion; Percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 2342449361     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20005     Document Type: Article

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