Bifurcation intervention: Keep it simple

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 43-44

  Hermiller, James B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BALLOON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BIFURCATION LESION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DEATH; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK; ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY; THROMBOSIS;

CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; STENTS;

EID: 33645996085     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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