Unravelling of a Wiktor stent by a high pressure non-compliant balloon - successful nonsurgical management

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 447-449

  Bhargava, Balram ^a   Agarwal, Rajiv ^a   Kaul, Upendra ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 29344450625     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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