The lack of a simple relation between physician's percutaneous coronary intervention volume and outcomes in the era of coronary stenting: A two-centre experience

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1401-1407

  Mustafa, M U ^a,b   Cohen, Marc ^a,b   Zapotulko, K ^a,b   Feinberg, M ^a,b   Miller, M F ^c   Aueron, F ^a,b   Wasty, N ^a,b   Tanwir, A ^a,b   Rogal, G ^a,b  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Miller Statistical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Coronary angioplasty; PCI; Stents; Volumes

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY PERFORATION; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ISRAEL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW JERSEY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646828746     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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