Efficacy of stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery disease in 297 patients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 544-550

  Han, Ya Ling ^a   Wang, Shou Li ^a   Jin, Quan Min ^a   Liu, Hai Wei ^a   Ma, Ying Yan ^a   Wang, Zhu Lu ^a   Wang, Dong Mei ^a   Luan, Bo ^a   Wang, Geng ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Left main coronary artery; Percutanous coronary intervention; Stenting

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; PACLITAXEL; RAPAMYCIN; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; CORONARY STENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS;

EID: 33646829456     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200604010-00004     Document Type: Article

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