Targeted stent use in clinical practice based on evidence from the Basel Stent Cost Effectiveness Trial (BASKET) [6]

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1912-1913

  Agostoni, Pierfrancesco ^a   Vermeersch, Paul ^a   Verheye, Stefan ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Paul ^a   Convens, Carl ^a   Van Den Branden, Frank ^a   Van Langenhove, Glenn ^a  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS;

EID: 34547754031     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm205     Document Type: Letter

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