Distal Embolization After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Prediction, Prevention, and Relevance**Editorials published in the Journal of 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 17, 2007, Pages 1647-1648

  Shah, Prediman K ^a  

^a BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ULTRASOUND;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; EMBOLISM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 35348903411     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.033     Document Type: Editorial

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