Early aneurysm formation after drug-eluting stent implantation: An unusual life-threatening complication

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Gupta, Ripen K ^a   Sapra, Rakesh ^a   Kaul, Upendra ^a  

^a Batra Hospital India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; PACLITAXEL; RAPAMYCIN; DRUG;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESTENOSIS; SURGICAL RISK; TIME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; STENT; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADULT; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33745094127     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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