Safety and feasibility of X-Sizer-facilitated rescue percutaneous coronary intervention: A preliminary experience

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Lee, Chi Hang ^a   Tan, Huay Cheem ^a   Teo, Swee Guan ^a   Sutandar, Antono ^a   Lim, Yean Teng ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28444464072     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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