"Do least harm" philosophy may suffice for percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-318

  Rossi, Marco L ^a   Belli, Guido ^a   Parenti, Dennis Zavalloni ^a   Scatturin, Melania ^a   Pagnotta, Paolo ^a   Gasparini, Gabriele ^a   Presbitero, Patrizia ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTENOSIS; SAFETY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746931211     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: 15408183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2006.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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