Guide wire fracture with retained filament in the LAD and aorta

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages E9-

  van Gaal, William J ^a   Porto, Italo ^a   Banning, Adrian P ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748448204     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.01.040     Document Type: Article

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