Time from coronary artery bypass surgery does not affect outcome in patients treated with primary angioplasty for acute saphenous vein graft occlusion

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 381-382

  Van Der Schaaf, René J ^a   Vis, Marije M ^a   Sjauw, Krischan D ^a   Koch, Karel T ^a   Baan Jr , Jan ^a   Tijssen, Jan G P ^a   De Winter, Robbert J ^a   Piek, Jan J ^a   Henriques, José P S ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147219968     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.102020     Document Type: Article

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