Endovascular stenting for aortic coarctation

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 879-890

  Pilla, Carlo B ^a   Fontes, Valmir F ^b   Pedra, Carlos A C ^b  

^a Pediatric Cardiology and Chatherization Laboratory   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DANTE PAZZANESE DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aortic coarctation; Balloon angioplasty; Stents

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; HEPARIN; PROTAMINE; STAINLESS STEEL;

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA INJURY; AORTA WALL; ATRESIA; BALLOON CATHETER; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BLEEDING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METAL IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; AORTIC COARCTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS;

EID: 26844519209     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.3.5.879     Document Type: Review

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