Left Main Drug-Eluting Stents. Natural Progression or a Bridge Too Far?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 498-500

  Stone, Gregg W ^a   Moses, Jeffrey W ^a   Leon, Martin B ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; PACLITAXEL; RAPAMYCIN;

ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; BALLOON DILATATION; BARE METAL STENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY STENOSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PACLITAXEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547213356     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.055     Document Type: Editorial

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