Borderline coronary lesions may lead to serious coronary events - Long-term outcome in 65 conservatively treated patients;Graniczne zwȩżenie tȩtnicy wieńcowej może prowadzić do poważnych incydentów wieńcowych - Wnioski z 19-miesiȩcznej obserwacji u 65 chorych

Kardiologia Polska

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-57

  Reczuch, Krzysztof ^a,c   Szajn, Grzegorz ^a,c   Jankowska, Ewa ^a,c   Kaczmarek, Agnieszka ^a,c   Derkacz, Arkadiusz ^b,d   Porada, Adam ^a,c   Telichowski, Artur ^a,c   Banasiak, Waldemar ^a,c   Ponikowski, Piotr ^a,c   Witkowski, Adam ^e  

^a 4TH MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c Wroclaw Medical University Katedra i Klinika Kardiologii   (Poland)

^d WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^e INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Borderline lesions; Coronary artery disease; Long term outcome; Quantitative angiography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SIMVASTATIN; STATINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE CORONARY LESION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 23844538606     PISSN: 00229032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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