Evaluation of the haemodynamic characteristics of drug-eluting stents at implantation and at follow-up

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1811-1817

  Van't Veer, Marcel ^a,b   Pijls, Nico H J ^a,b   Aarnoudse, Wilbert ^a,b   Koolen, Jacques J ^a   Van De Vosse, Frans N ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Blood flow; Coronary disease; Fractional flow reserve

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEAR STRESS;

ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY STENOSIS; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; SIROLIMUS; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 33748034371     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl134     Document Type: Article

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