Bioabsorbable metal stents for percutaneous treatment of critical recoarctation of the aorta in a newborn

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 671-673

  Schranz, Dietmar ^a   Zartner, Peter ^a   Michel Behnke, Ina ^a   Akintürk, Hakan ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable stent; Coarctation; Newborn

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM;

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; BIOABSORBABLE MAGNESIUM STENT; CASE REPORT; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STENT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; AORTIC COARCTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METALS; RETREATMENT; STENTS;

EID: 33646265009     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20756     Document Type: Article

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