Measuring the therapeutic efficacy of coronary revascularization: Implications for future management

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 944-948

  Rankin, J Scott ^a   Harrell Jr , Frank E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CLINICAL TRIALS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646169373     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.12.039     Document Type: Editorial

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