Stent fracture and collapse in a saphenous vein graft causing occlusive restenosis

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Dorsch, Micha F ^a   Seidelin, Peter H ^b   Blackman, Daniel J ^b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RESTENOSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENT; STENT FRACTURE; THROMBECTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STENTS;

EID: 33745080339     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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