New technique to seal a long giant coronary aneurysm with PTFE-covered stents: A case report

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-45

  Orlic, Dejan ^a   Vitrella, Giancarlo ^b   Corvaja, Nicola ^a   Colombo, Antonio ^a  

^a EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Coronary artery disease; Stents

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; POLITEF;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; RESTENOSIS; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS;

EID: 30344443326     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20523     Document Type: Article

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