An open label, single-centre, randomized trial of spinal cord stimulation vs. percutaneous myocardial laser revascularization in patients with refractory angina pectoris: The SPiRiT trial [7]

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1631-1632

  De Vries, Jessica ^a   DeJongste, Mike J L ^a   Tio, René A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASER THERAPY; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 33745451337     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl049     Document Type: Letter

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