Bifurcation stenting with a dedicated biolimus-eluting stent: X-ray visual enhancement of the final angiographic result with "StentBoost Subtract"

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-236

  Agostoni, Pierfrancesco ^a   Verheye, Stefan ^a  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Stent boost

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY BIFURCATION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; X RAY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIROLIMUS; STENTS;

EID: 34547629821     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21096     Document Type: Article

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