Utility of sirolimus-eluting Cypher™ stents to reduce 12-month target vessel revascularization in saphenous vein graft stenoses: Results of a multicenter 350-patient case-control study

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 404-409

  Ellis, Stephen G ^a   Kandzari, David ^b   Kereiakes, Dean J ^c   Pichard, Augusto ^d   Huber, Ken ^e   Resnic, Frederic ^f   Yakubov, Steven ^g   Callahan, Keith ^h   Borgman, Marilyn ^a   Cohen, Sidney A ^i,j  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h Worldview Data Center   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Medical Affairs and Health Ecomomics Worldwide   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bypass grafts; Drug eluting stents

Indexed keywords

RAPAMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT STENOSIS; STENT; VEIN GRAFT DISEASE;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SIROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848856445     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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