Sirolimus eluting stent fracture following angioplasty of diffuse in-stent restenosis in the right coronary artery

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-127

  Wilczynska, Joanna ^a   Rdzanek, Adam ^a   Kochman, Janusz ^a   Horszczaruk, Grzegorz J ^a   Pietrasik, Arkadiusz ^a   Opolski, Grzegorz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Drug eluting stent; In stent restenosis; Stent fracture

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; STENT FRACTURE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SIROLIMUS; STENTS;

EID: 34047139348     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.037     Document Type: Article

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