"Buddy wire" technique to overcome proximal coronary tortuosity during rotational atherectomy

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Shamoon, Fayez E ^a   Younan, Shaddy K ^a   Chakhtoura, Elie Y ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DEVICE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY;

ATHERECTOMY, CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; STENTS;

EID: 33645983378     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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