Nonemergent coronary angioplasty without on-site surgical backup: A randomized study evaluating outcomes in low-risk patients

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 888-895

  Melberg, Tor ^a   Nilsen, Dennis W T ^a,b   Larsen, AlfInge ^a,b   Barvik, Ståle ^a   Bonarjee, Vernon ^a   Kuiper, Karel K J ^b,c   Nordrehaug, Jan Erik ^b,c  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750317332     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.06.026     Document Type: Article

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