Stress stent fracture: Is stent angioplasty really a safe therapeutic option in native aortic coarctation?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-128

  Carrozza, Marianna ^a   Santoro, Giuseppe ^a   Giovanna Russo, Maria ^a   Caianiello, Giuseppe ^a   Calabrò, Raffaele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCHOOL CHILD; STENT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTIC COARCTATION; CHILD; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; RETREATMENT; STENTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33750451253     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.08.041     Document Type: Article

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